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Heat danger is expected to rise across Kansas this weekend, with dry conditions likely

Lingering clouds helped keep temperatures lower across far northern through central Kansas this afternoon, while western Kansas stayed hotter, according to KSN-TV. As the afternoon progresses, the broader…

A Kansas plains scene showing lingering clouds and growing weekend heat-haze, with people cooling off to avoid rising heat danger.

Lingering clouds helped keep temperatures lower across far northern through central Kansas this afternoon, while western Kansas stayed hotter, according to KSN-TV. As the afternoon progresses, the broader takeaway for the weekend is a shift toward hotter, drier weather.

High pressure strengthening overhead is expected to bring dry skies through the weekend. With heat and high humidity combining, the “sizzle” effect is forecast to intensify, and heat danger is anticipated to increase as the weekend goes on.