Most of the KVOE listening area is now under wind advisories as blustery conditions look to persist ahead of the upcoming weekend.
The National Weather Service has placed Lyon, Coffey and Osage counties into an advisory from 9 am to 5 pm Friday. Chase County is in an advisory from 9 am to midnight Friday while Morris and Greenwood counties are in an advisory from 9 am to 6 pm Friday.
The high winds are expected to combine with warm temperatures to set up the potential for high fire danger across the listening area. High temperatures are expected to remain in the low to mid 50’s for the remainder of Thursday, however, they will begin to approach 70 degrees by Friday.
Wind gusts up to 40 mph will be possible through the remainder of the work week.
The current forecast calls for dry conditions into the middle of next week. We’ll keep you updated on KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media.
5:16 am Thursday: Wind advisory posted west of Emporia, but red flag warnings unlikely despite blustery conditions in forecast
Conditions will be warming and windy through Friday afternoon, setting the table for very high fire danger areawide.
High temperatures will climb to the low 50s areawide Thursday and approach 70 degrees Friday. Winds, which were light Wednesday, will gust as high as 40 mph both days. Despite the combination of warmth and wind, coupled with dry grasses, it does not appear there will be any red flag warnings for critical fire danger because the relative humidity will be at or above 30 percent into the weekend.
A wind advisory is currently posted for Chase and Morris counties from 9 am to 6 pm Thursday.
The current forecast calls for dry conditions into the middle of next week. We’ll keep you updated on KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media.
