This will make so many happy!

After putting up with the wind and heat (and more dry weather yesterday), how about some good news on our next chances for rain? 

The huge storm & wind maker that has been parked over the western US for the last 3 days will finally begin moving east Friday. Because this is a slow moving storm, there are some important things to remember:

1. Rain chances will extend over several days and some of the rain is expected to be heavy
2. We must be patient with the rain. It will take a few days before the it moves from western Kansas to the eastern half of the state.

Here's an early look at timing & how much we could get out of this storm. It's just the kind of setup we need to cover a large area AND get more than just a trace of moisture.

Storms will still be fairly scattered Friday night as the front is still just off to our northwest.

Rain will pick up in intensity and cover more areas Saturday night and early Sunday. I don't expect we will have severe weather with this weekend setup, but a few strong storms are possible.

Heavier rains will be on the move into central Kansas Sunday evening/night. 

The front will slowly reach south central and eastern Kansas by Monday. This will increase chances for showers and I think you're going to see these chances linger into Tuesday too. Rainfall will likely not be as heavy farther east in Kansas, but nearly everyone in our state should get something over the next week.

I'm sharing with you an updated look at some of the model data we are looking at in the storm center. The numbers on these maps do not guarantee that you'll get that much rain but it offers up an idea of where the heaviest rains will be. And this increases the confidence that this will be a statewide event.