Here comes summer, but is winter over?

Hope your new week is off to a great start. It's hard to believe how warm/hot we are going to be in just a couple of days. And this is just the beginning of what will be a week full of wild temperature changes.

The pattern is shifting for the middle of the week, but it's also an active one. That's how we are going to go from feeling like summer during the middle of the week to winter temperatures by the weekend.

Midweek:

In response to a strong storm forming over the western US, we are going to catch a bunch of wind and heat. South winds will really start to pump the warm air north, and it peaks on Thursday. That's when we are most likely to get into the 90s across the west. 

Friday:

A severe weather event may unfold just east of us at the end of this week. It could be a rather busy day with significant storms forming across Missouri, Arkansas, and down into Louisiana. It's a prime setup for hail, wind, and tornadoes, but it's coming together about 300 miles too far east to bring rain to Kansas.

Kansas will be on the backside of the severe weather event, so our weather turns cooler and still windy. Look what happens going into the weekend.

More freezing temperatures on the way:

I know it's not what you want to hear, but there's still a decent amount of chilly air that wants to dive south. So hold off planting a bunch of sensitive plants because we are likely to drop into the 20s again for another night. While it's unlikely there will be snow in Kansas during the weekend, chances of getting a hard freeze appear to be increasing.