Wintry weather arrives - what about a White Christmas?

Through Thursday P.M.

If the timing of this round of winter weather was one week later, we'd likely have a white Christmas. But as it turns out, even with snow in the forecast for Wednesday night and Thursday, much of it will melt by the weekend. The moisture is coming in from the south and will arrive later today. If you've been following the forecast with us, it still looks to start as some rain, and then quickly transition over to a wintry mix and then all snow. Temperatures are trending colder, and that boosts our confidence that this will mainly be a snow event rather than ice.

Roads will likely be wet for the drive home, and then look for the wintry mix to be underway by 9 or 10 p.m. Wednesday night. The moisture should change to all snow during the night and continue through the morning drive Thursday. Accumulations will likely be 1-2 inches for much of Kansas, with little or no snow accumulation south of Highway 54/400. Those areas will be just a little too warm we think. This latest system will be out of here by Thursday afternoon, but the clouds will be sticking around.

White Christmas for Wichita since 2000

So what about the rest of the week leading up to Christmas?

Another storm system will pass through Sunday. It might produce a few sprinkles.

Another system will come in Monday with a cold front. Again, sprinkles or a rain shower look to be the extent of the precipitation for the start of the week.

Active weather goes east on Christmas Eve Day

By the time we get to Christmas Eve, all of the active weather may have shifted to our east. I think our temperatures are going to try and warm up into the 40s and maybe 50s going into Christmas Day, but there is a warning...much colder air and some light snow could show up Friday or Saturday (right after the holiday). Highs in the teens and 20s look likely. Details to come!