Friday, January 5, 2018

Weekend storm update - another one next week

Should we be concerned about icy weather Sunday? There is a storm rolling through the Plains this weekend and considering the time of year, here's a closer look at what areas might see a bit of ice.

Temperatures will be steady or warming Sunday morning, so the only area that might wake up to some ice would be far northeast Kansas. And that should only be a concern for a few hours Sunday morning.

Rain showers will gradually move east and by the middle of the afternoon (Sunday), it should all be over for Kansas. As we've been saying throughout the week, don't expect much more than .10". Southeast Kansas will get the most, with some areas getting over .25"

Alright, so this weekend storm doesn't do much. Is there any hope next weeks storm will be better? For the first time this winter, we COULD have a storm coming through southern California, into the 4 Corners area, and then into the Plains. The track of the storm is key. If it shifts farther north, we are in trouble (we miss out on the rain/snow). If the storm tracks a bit farther south, we could get more moisture (and possibly more snow). Timing of the storm looks to be Wednesday night-Thursday. We will be watching the models carefully through the weekend.

1 comment:

heatnhumidity said...

Thank you for the update. Let’s remain optimistic! At this point, it doesn’t matter to me that we get snow. I just want moisture.
Happy New Year Ross and Millie!

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