After setting a record low temperature early Tuesday, the Emporia Municipal Airport is reporting a near-miss with a record for Wednesday.
Low temperatures bottomed out at 22 degrees, just above the record low of 21 degrees dating back to 1972. Tuesday’s overnight low was 24, breaking the prior record of 29 set in 1999.
Conditions warm up from here, with high temperatures in the low 60s by Wednesday afternoon and mid-80s by Friday afternoon. Friday could also see at least a very high fire danger with wind gusts at or above 25 mph, and the fire danger could increase for the weekend with wind gusts possibly up to 40 mph or more by Sunday afternoon.
Drought continues with most of the KVOE listening area in severe to extreme drought, but there are some rain chances Sunday and Monday.
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