Weather Forecast for Thu., Feb. 19
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But even with the warm temperatures, Wichita residents still have more than a month before spring begins Friday, March 20. According to McGuire, while there are no sure signs the area will see another snowfall this month, Wichita’s average last snowfall of the year is March 4.
Moving into the afternoon hours, I expect temperatures to rise into the low-70s with a high of 72 degrees in Wichita Falls. We have a red flag warning in place for just about all of Texoma today. With that being said,
Strong winds arrive tomorrow with gusts over 50 MPH possible. Meteorologist Lucy Doll tracks heightened fire weather concerns for the middle of the week.
Storm Team 12 issued a Weather Alert Day for Tuesday for most of Kansas’ western half due to an elevated fire concern.
(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) Here are changes to schedules due to winter weather concerns as of 5 p.m. Thursday. Wichita Falls ISD is monitoring weather conditions and has not announced changes for Monday.
As a result of the icy weather a few weeks back, Wichita Falls ISD has set out its weather makeup day. According to a Facebook post from WFISD, students and staff missed 5.5 days of school due to icy conditions in January.
The warmth will be accompanied by extreme wind setting the stage for dangerous fire weather conditions. Sustained winds between 20 and 40 mph will occasionally gust over 60 mph across western Kansas. Any wildfire, no matter how it gets started, will quickly grow out of control and red flag warnings are in effect across the state.
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) — Sunshine and unseasonably warm temperatures gave Wichita families a reason to head outdoors on Christmas Eve, turning parks into busy gathering spots just one day before the holiday. Highs reached the mid-60s Tuesday, making it ...
Now, my first thought was that 83° would be a new record for February 17, but not quite. The current record high is 84°, which was set back in 2011. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Norman gives Wichita Falls a 30% chance of breaking the record.