Frost/Freeze alert - and snow? What?

Hope you have a terrific weekend. The rain this week was a bit too much in some spots and there's a ton of standing water in places across central and eastern Kansas. Sure would be nice to shove this rain farther west where the latest drought monitor has level 2 drought (moderate) around Garden City. Here's the map:

Southwest Kansas in moderate drought:

Rainfall from the last two weeks has looked like this (this does NOT take into account Friday rains):

 This October (just 5 days in) has not been as wet as last October, but remember that wet weather this month can offer up some clues to the upcoming winter season. More details on that as we continue through fall.

I don't want you to think we are slipping into winter, BUT.... we are about to get a preview later next week.

Here's what will happen. First, the warming trend that we will feel at the beginning of the week. Should be really nice as most of us see a bump up in temperatures, putting us back into the 70s by Tuesday and Wednesday.

A strong front will come through Wednesday night/Thursday and temperatures will begin to spiral downward. It wouldn't be a stretch to think temperatures will fall during the day Thursday once the front blasts on through. I'm not convinced we will see that much rain, but showers will certainly be possible into Thursday morning.

Frost/Freeze concerns:

This is important for agriculture and fall gardeners. Friday morning could easily start with 30s for lows (possibly dipping into the 20s for the northwest). And Saturday morning looks rather chilly too. Bottom line is that you should be preparing for an October frost at the end of the week as colder, Canadian air slips south. 

And look how close we get to snow!! 

Parts of Nebraska could get measurable snow late in the week too. Of course the ground is REALLY warm right now, so it's doubtful that it would stick around for too long, but it's another sign of the magnitude of change that is coming our way.