Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Weekend cold snap & Thanksgiving travel outlook

Just a week out from Thanksgiving and we've had some wild weather so far this month of November. Only 1 day this month with warmer than normal temperatures. As we reported yesterday, Wichita having it's snowiest start to a fall/winter season since 1951.

The winter forecast will be released on the air Sunday night at 10 p.m. Hopefully you'll get a chance to watch. Some will be excited and others might be throwing things at the TV (I'm not suggesting that... but I see it coming).

Weekend cold front:
This should be through Kansas by 8/9 a.m. Saturday. Temperatures will be falling into the afternoon with wind chill readings (in the afternoon) down in the 20s for much of the state. There will be some light snow this weekend too.

Saturday morning: snow chances will start in northern Kansas and then gradually move south later in the day. This will not be much of a storm to watch, but some areas will get accumulation this weekend. Right now, we are thinking very low amounts (likely under 2"), but stick with us as we continue to look at new information coming in.

Sunday morning: light snow flurries will be tapering off and the clouds departing too, but cold weather will definitely still be here. Morning lows should be down in the teens and 20s, with afternoon highs climbing back to near freezing.

Thanksgiving travel week:
Monday:

Not looking bad at all. Considering how active our weather has been lately, looking to next week we should be in good shape leading up to Thanksgiving day. Kansas and surrounding areas will be dry. Much of the US will be calm. Some wet weather will return to the Pacific Northwest by midweek, AND... there is a chance we will see some rain in Kansas on Thanksgiving day. However, it's unlikely that it will be heavy OR change to wintry precipitation. So road conditions should be just fine.
Tuesday:

Have a great day. We will have travel weather updates  - and details on weekend snow chances on the air tonight.

No comments:

Blog History