Record lows and weekend storm still on the way

At least two record lows were set early Thursday morning. Goodland dropped to -6, breaking the old record of -4 from 1916 and Garden City dropped to 3, breaking the old record of 7 from 1986. We will have a full update on any other records on our newscasts throughout the day. It was hard to imagine not getting out of this cold spell without some kind of record being broken. We are 30-35 degrees colder than what is considered normal for November.

Weekend snowfall forecast

We are still on track to get snow for the weekend. This is a storm we've been watching most of the week and about the only thing that has changed (since Monday) is that the higher amounts will likely setup in central Kansas, rather than over the south. This is not a major winter storm, but some snowpacked spots are certainly possible by Saturday afternoon and evening. 

Timing: Snow begins in western Kansas late Friday night (most likely after midnight) - then spreads east. Snow should begin in central and south central Kansas by 9 or 10 a.m. and will continue moving east.
Amounts: Widespread 2-4 inches. Heaviest (about 4 inches) will likely be from just west of Great Bend to Salina to Abilene and Manhattan
Wind: Some gusts up to 20 mph are possible, which may cause some brief blowing snow/reduced visibility, but definitely not a blizzard.

There will be a second round of snow that develops in eastern Colorado and western Kansas heading into Saturday night. That batch of light snow will move from northwest to southeast, but shouldn't produce much in the way of accumulation. There will be some flurries or light snow still falling at daybreak Sunday, but it will end with some sunshine by Sunday afternoon.

Still looks like we are in for a reinforcing blast of some cold air heading into Monday, which will likely keep temperatures in the 20s. I do think we will see 40+ on thermometers by the middle of next week. And then winter is over.....  (just kidding). Have a good one!