Jun 20, 2020

NWS: Look for stormy weather, heavy rain Sunday

Posted Jun 20, 2020 1:57 PM

If you've made outdoor plans for Father's Day, be sure to keep an eye on the weather.

A few isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected in central Kansas this evening and overnight, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Wichita.

Sunday will be partly cloudy and hot with summer like temperatures, but by midafternoon Sunday, showers and thunderstorms will develop. This will be the time for the best chance for severe thunderstorms, NWS noted. Hail up to two inches and an isolated tornado are possible during Sunday afternoon, according to NWS.

Sunday evening, scattered showers and thunderstorms will remain possible but the severe weather threat will diminish with wind (up to 70 mph) and very heavy rain becoming the more likely threat, NWS reported. The rain threat is expected to continue into the overnight hours Sunday night.