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 after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

Tonight Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South southeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Thursday Night A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.