Is it safe to begin your garden?

Welcome to the home stretch of March with Easter in view and the frost/freeze date getting close. Some of your are itching to start your vegetable garden and the wheat is beginning to grow now that we've had some rain. Hold off planting any sensitive plans right now. Another blast of cold air could be arriving on Easter.

Here's what to watch:

Thursday - A system approaching from the west (which 9 times out of 10 doesn't produce much moisture) could bring a swath of some rain and snow to the area. It will likely start in eastern Colorado and then dive southeast across Kansas. The track and amounts are uncertain right now, but wintry weather could be headed back this way later in the week.

11 a.m. Thursday

4 p.m. Thursday

Easter Sunday surprise:

Much colder air may show up on Easter. A strong front will slide through the area and drop temperatures WELL below normal. Arctic air on April 1st will be different than December 1st or January 1st, but we may be looking at highs in the 30s for a good chunk of central and western Kansas. Overnight temperatures will be dropping too, so I would hold off getting too many plants in the ground with a long range forecast still calling for some cold weather.