FNUS73 KICT 091334 FWSICT SPOT FORECAST for TPNP Rx Fire...The Nature Conservancy National Weather Service WICHITA KS 834 AM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 CDT on April 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. Please contact us via NWS Chat, 800mhz radio or phone if you have questions or concerns with this forecast, .DISCUSSION... A frontal boundary to the north is leading to strong southerly winds across the area today. Look for sustained winds between 15-20 kts with gusts up to 25 kts. As the boundary sags south later this afternoon and into the overnight hours, rain and thunderstorm chances will increase and winds will gradually diminish. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent increasing to 20 percent late in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 80. Min humidity........38 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 6 to 15 mph with gusts to around 19 mph increasing to 17 to 20 mph with gusts to around 24 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Mixing height.......6800 ft AGL. Mixing winds........South 14 to 23 mph increasing to 24 to 32 mph in the late morning and afternoon. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........16 22 27 34 48 58 56 53 51 47 Weather cov..... SCH SCH Weather type.... RW RW Tstm cov........ SCH SCH CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 Temp............54 60 68 71 73 76 78 79 79 79 RH..............66 57 48 47 44 42 39 38 38 38 20 FT wind dir..S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT wind spd..5 6 9 11 13 15 16 17 17 17 20 FT wind gust.7 11 16 18 19 22 23 24 24 24 Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 1.5 2.1 2.9 3.8 4.7 5.7 6.6 6.8 6.2 Mixing wind dir.S S SW SW S S S S S S Mixing wind spd.14 23 24 25 26 25 26 28 30 32 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then rain showers with thunderstorms likely overnight. CWR.................10 percent increasing to 20 percent late in the evening, then increasing to 40 percent late in the evening increasing to 50 percent overnight increasing to 60 percent increasing to 70 percent overnight increasing to 80 percent decreasing to 70 percent after 3 am. Min temperature.....Around 56. Max humidity........83 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 9 to 18 mph with gusts to around 22 mph shifting to the southeast around 6 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms late in the evening. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms overnight, then gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms after 3 am. Mixing height.......600 ft AGL. Mixing winds........South 24 to 32 mph decreasing to 9 to 13 mph. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........42 38 46 54 55 69 67 84 69 59 68 72 Weather cov..... SCH CHC CHC LKY LKY DEF LKY LKY Weather type.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........ SCH CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CWR.............10 10 10 10 20 40 50 60 70 80 70 70 Temp............78 76 73 69 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 59 RH..............40 43 48 56 61 64 67 70 74 77 77 83 20 FT wind dir..S S S S S S S S S S E SE 20 FT wind spd..17 14 12 11 11 11 10 9 8 6 6 5 20 FT wind gust.22 20 19 19 18 18 17 16 14 13 11 10 Mix hgt (kft)...5.0 1.7 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 Mixing wind dir.S S S S S S S S S S S S Mixing wind spd.32 28 24 22 23 22 21 17 13 9 9 9 .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms early in the morning, then rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Rain showers likely and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................70 percent increasing to 90 percent in the morning, then decreasing to 70 percent in the afternoon. Max temperature.....Around 65. Min humidity........69 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East winds 6 to 9 mph shifting to the northeast around 9 mph late in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL. Mixing winds........Southeast 10 to 12 mph shifting to the south 15 to 16 mph early in the morning, then shifting to the east 13 to 16 mph in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........83 75 86 88 89 89 90 90 91 91 91 90 Weather cov.....LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CWR.............70 90 90 90 90 90 90 70 70 70 70 70 Temp............59 58 57 59 62 63 63 63 64 64 64 63 RH..............85 87 91 86 77 75 75 75 73 70 69 70 20 FT wind dir..SE SE E E E E E E E E NE NE 20 FT wind spd..5 5 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 20 FT wind gust.10 8 8 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 Mix hgt (kft)...0.7 0.6 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.2 Mixing wind dir.SE E S S S S SE E E E E E Mixing wind spd.10 12 15 16 15 15 14 14 14 13 14 16 $$ Forecaster...Davis Requested by...Tony Capizzo Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2609617.0/ICT .DELDT 04/09/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL acapizzo@tnc.org