Wichita will wake up to bitter cold temps. Here’s how cold it could get, and what’s next
Snowfall that ended Wednesday set the stage for bitter cold temperatures into Thursday.
Wichita could see wind chills between -5 to -15 Wednesday night into Thursday morning, the National Weather Service Wichita office said Wednesday evening.
A high temperature of 21 degrees Wednesday is expected to drop to a low of 4 at night, with a wind chill value of -6, an NWS detailed forecast shows.
Thursday is forecast to be sunny with a high of 27 and an overnight low into Friday of 18. The morning wind chill value is expected at -7.
“Use caution if you need to be outdoors tonight and wear appropriate clothing, hat and gloves” the weather service said.
Friday is expected to be mostly cloudy with a high of 45 with a low of 33. Saturday is expected to have a 40% chance of rain and snow before noon. The high and low for that day is at 40 and 12, respectively.
The weather service said two more storms are headed for the area.
“The first storm system looks to bring more snow to the region for late Friday night into Saturday,” the NWS said. “Meanwhile a second system could bring yet another round of snow to the area on Tuesday. Stay tuned as we continue to refine forecast details in the coming days.”