RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM TODAY…
.AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT
RANGE ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS…COMBINED WITH THESE DRY
CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL
TO THESE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE THIS AFTERNOON
WILL HAVE THE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS…INCLUDING DRY FUELS…TO
SPREAD VERY QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED TODAY.
* WINDS…SOUTHWEST AT 15-20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
* TIMING…AFTERNOON HOURS
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…RELATIVE HIMIDITY VALUES BEWTEEN 20-25 PERCENT
* TEMPERATURES…LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S
* IMPACTS…THE COMBINATION OF THE DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS
WILL BRING VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL TO THE
AREA. ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE THIS AFTERNOON WILL HAVE THE
NECESSARY INGREDIENTS…INCLUDING DRY FUELS SUCH AS NATIVE
GRASSES AND BRUSH PILES…TO SPREAD VERY QUICKLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ON MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW…OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
Courtesy National Weather Service
Today Sunny, with a high near 73. South southwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 51. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Thursday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Friday A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Saturday Sunny, with a high near 63.
Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Sunday Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.