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Sunny but cold today for Wichita area

Wichita will receive some welcome sunshine for a change today – but cold temperatures and harsh wind chills will discourage folks from lingering outside much.

Highs will top out in the upper 20s, forecasters say, with northwest winds blowing steadily in the teens. Gusts will surge to nearly 30 miles an hour, pushing the wind chills below zero.

Lows tonight will slip into the single digits, and freezing fog is expected to form Wednesday morning.

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Science & Tech

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