Todays weather in Wichita Kansas · 17 May 2026 · 3 min

Todays weather in Wichita Kansas - Sunday - 17 May 2026

Wichita is under a Red Flag Warning and Wind Advisory today — dangerous fire conditions arrive at 1 PM with humidity crashing to 10-15% and gusts up to 50 mph. Get the full forecast before you head out this Sunday.

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Todays weather in Wichita Kansas - Sunday - 17 May 2026

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Wichita Red Flag Warning Sunday

Wichita. There's a Red Flag Warning in effect today, and this one is serious.

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Fire Weather Window 1 PM to 9 PM

Starting at one PM today and running through nine PM, Wichita enters high-end critical to extreme fire weather territory. That's the official designation.

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Wind Advisory Timeline

The Wind Advisory runs longer than the Red Flag Warning. It kicks in at nine AM this morning and holds through nine PM.

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Today's High and Commute Conditions

The temperature today reaches eighty-nine degrees. So it's warm, it's windy, and it's dry.

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What You Should Do Today

Practically speaking — avoid anything with open flame outdoors today. No burning, no campfires, nothing that could become an ignition source.

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Morning Calm Before the Shift

This morning still feels manageable. Sixty-six degrees, clear skies.

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