If you’re heading east or southeast later Friday afternoon or evening, you might want to keep an eye on the sky.

According to the National Weather Service in Wichita (NWSW), thunderstorms will move northeast across south central and southeast Kansas this evening and tonight. A few of those thunderstorms could severe, mainly across southeast Kansas. The main impacts will be quarter size hail, 60 mph wind gusts and a brief tornado cannot be ruled out in extreme southeast Kansas. Strong storms are possible elsewhere for areas east of the Kansas Turnpike, with dime-sized hail and winds to around 50 mph.

For Salina and the area, NWSW says that showers are likely, mainly after 4 p.m. Tonight, expect rain with a possible thunderstorm. Patchy fog is expected after midnight, with an east wind at 10 to 14 mph, becoming north-northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent.

Here’s the forecast through the weekend:

Saturday
Rain likely before 9 a.m., then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., then rain likely after 11 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday Night
A chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow between midnight and 4 a.m., then a chance of snow after 4 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.

Sunday
A chance of rain and snow before 1 p.m., then a chance of rain between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow after 5 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Sunday Night
A slight chance of snow and freezing rain before 10 p.m., then a slight chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Monday
A 20-percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.