The National Weather Service in Wichita (NWSW) has issued a freeze watch for the Salina area that is in effect from Sunday evening through Monday morning.

The watch includes the following counties: Russell, Lincoln, Barton, Ellsworth, Saline, Rice, McPherson, Marion, Chase, Reno, Harvey, Butler, Greenwood, Kingman, Sedgwick, Harper, Sumner, and Cowley.

A freeze watch means sub-freezing temperatures are possible. These conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.

Temperatures are forecast to range from the mid and upper 20s across central Kansas to the upper 20s and lower 30s across south central and portions of southeast Kansas. Temperatures are expected to be below freezing by early Sunday evening across central Kansas while much of south central and portions of southeast Kansas will experience a much shorter duration of below freezing temperatures.

Here’s the long-range forecast from NWSW:

Tonight
A slight chance of rain before 1 a.m., then a chance of rain after 2 a.m. Patchy fog after 5 a.m. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 41. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.

Sunday
Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 3 a.m. Patchy fog between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. Temperature falling to around 31 by 4 a.m. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday Night
Snow likely before 1 a.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a north wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Monday Night
Widespread frost after 1 a.m. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 26. West southwest wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 56.

Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 37.

Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 60.

Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 61.

Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 59.