Updated rain chances - will we get it?

So much anticipation with our chances for rain coming up this weekend AND next week. There are so many areas of the state that are begging for a good 2 or 3 inch rain.

Before the rain falls: It will get a bit hotter and the humidity will be going up by Friday. Summer isn't quite over yet, and our temperatures the next few afternoons will remind us of that. Most of the state will top 90.

Rain chance this weekend:
We still expect a cold front to get into Kansas Saturday, but storms may not show up on radar until later Saturday night. I would expect the chances will hold off until after 7 p.m., and heading into the night, most storms will continue to be scattered. That means, not everyone will get rain! But this is by far our best chance in over 2 weeks.

Tropical system headed to Kansas?
The last 3 days, our forecast models continue to show a tropical system coming from the Pacific, up through Mexico, and possibly getting to Kansas next Tuesday. Most tropical systems, if they are going to get this far north and impact our area, have to come from the Pacific. I don't know if the system will have a name yet, but it's going to get stronger before it makes landfall. Just take a look at our Future Track, which continues to show it moving north toward the US this weekend. If it can hold together long enough, it could very reach Kansas with increasing rain chances coming next week.