What to watch for this week

So our weekend of rain chances has come and gone, and I know some of you are thrilled that it rained again. But most of us are not too happy with the amounts. That's the problem with "scattered" rain and storms, especially when you are as dry as we are here in Kansas.

We will be thankful for the little bit of moisture we had and start looking ahead to what's next for Kansas. It's actually going to be an active week, given the weather pattern that's setting up across the US. There will be more snow falling in the mountains across western Wyoming into Idaho and Montana. A very large storm is about to form across the western US, and it will take all week before it finally moves. How does that impact Kansas?

It will be windy AND hot on Tuesday. Here come the 90s again!

We will have a cold front in the area Wednesday, but not many (if any) storms are expected with it.

Later this week:

Forecast models show the western storm slowly moving toward Kansas. Rain chances should begin to increase in western Kansas late in the week. The front should also be slow to move, which could mean several days in a row with storm chances for Kansas. Two different models (over the next 8 days) give much of the area measurable rain, but in order for this to happen, we need the front to stall over Kansas next weekend.

European model

American model (GFS)

So as disappointed as you might be with the lack of rain this weekend, maybe we can offset that with the hope of more moisture arriving within the next week.