Northwest Kansas is in for a cold spell heading to the weekend.
The National Weather Service in Dodge City is calling for high temperatures Thursday through Sunday ranging from the low-30s to the mid-40s, with blustery conditions continuing Thursday and Friday.
Wind chill values are expected to drop into the single-digits in the early morning hours, and northwest winds are expected to gust up to 45 mph.
The wind is expected to calm Friday night.
The high Monday is only expected to reach 26 degrees, the NWS predicted.
No precipitation is in the forecast in Hays and Ellis County for at least the next week, forecasters said.