Outlook for October

It must be the state fair that makes September zoom by, but I'm amazed that we are already heading into October this weekend. So as I try to do at the beginning of each month, let's look ahead to what kind of weather we could be coming our way.

Everything I've looked recently is pointing toward a warm month. It might not be record warmth, but there will likely be several days with highs above normal. And normal highs will slip back to the 60s by the end of the month.

First Week of October:

Looks like we will have wind and some warm weather at the beginning of the week. But a transition to much cooler weather will likely happen as we hit the end of the week and our first weekend of October. And I think we will get some rain coming our way too, which could take place in the middle of the week. Be looking for that in our 7 day soon.

Heading toward mid October:
Longer range predictions would suggest maybe another warm spell setting up around the middle of the month. Keep in mind, with normal highs in the lower 70s, a "warm" spell could mean temperatures near 80, which would still be pretty nice for a lot of people.

Later in October:
There's a chance we will see temperatures going back into a bit of a cool spell after the middle of the month. It doesn't look dramatic, but if we end up with below normal highs late in the month, that usually means highs in the 50s.

And, we've had snow before in October too. It's a rare thing to see, but not unheard of. I don't think we will get snow in Kansas this month. Everything I've looked at suggests it just won't be that chilly.