After dangerous heat Sunday, a little relief, and maybe even rain, is in sight
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a heat advisory until 8 p.m. Sunday for portions of south central and southeast Kansas.
The advisory comes as heat index values are expected to sit between 103 to 106. The high for Wichita is expected to hit 101 this afternoon.
Heat index values are based on what “the temperature feels like to the human body when relative humidity is combined with the air temperature,” according to the NWS’ heat index values chart.
Wichita is in the “danger” classification on the heat index values chart. Effects on the body at this stage include heat cramps, exhaustion and possible heat stroke.
The advisory comes at a time when Kansas historically sees scorching high temperatures, according to National Weather Service data going back to 1888.
But a little relief is in sight. NWS meteorologist Janet Salazar says Wichita could see temperatures dip well below 100 starting Wednesday.
Temperatures for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are expected to drop by about 10 degrees from what we have seen these past weeks, to the low 90s, Salazar said.
Saturday will see even bigger relief with temperatures forecast in the low 80s before edging up to the high 80s on Sunday, according to Salazar.
In addition, the Wichita area has a 30 percent chance for showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night going into Wednesday morning, a detailed NWS forecast says. Those chances increase to a 40-50 percentfor Wednesday night, Thursday morning and throughout the day Thursday.
Salazar said the storms will mainly be confined to central Kansas.
Monday is forecast to see a high of 98 degrees. Tuesday’s high is expected at 100, an NWS forecast shows.