A handful of strong to severe storms are possible Wednesday late afternoon and evening. The strongest activity over mainly the western half of Kansas will be capable of half-dollar size hail, 65 mph winds and locally heavy rain. The main threat over generally the eastern half Kansas will be pea to dime size hail, 50 mph winds and locally heavy rain.

Today A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 7 to 13 mph.

Tonight A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Wednesday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light east wind becoming east southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Thursday Night A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Friday Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday NightShowers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Saturday A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 66.