Fire Weather Watch Kansas | Effective 03/26/2026 23:17

Headline: 
Fire Weather Watch issued March 27 at 1:17AM CDT until March 28 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS
Event: 
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 26, 2026 - 11:17pm
Expires: 
March 27, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a Fire Weather Watch for extreme grassland fire danger, which is in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * Extreme Grassland Fire Danger... * Winds...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 17 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that start will likely be difficult to control.
Instruction: 
A fire weather watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather product.
Area Description: 
Russell; Lincoln; Barton; Ellsworth; Saline; Rice; McPherson; Marion; Chase; Reno; Harvey; Kingman
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wichita KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov