Rainfall amounts & the holiday weekend setup

Rainfall Amounts (ending at 7 a.m. Friday)

Ellsworth: 2.50"

Geneseo: 1.15"

Newton: 0.96"

Hill City: 0.90"

Russell: 0.45"

Jabara Airport: 0.39"

Hutch: 0.29"

Great Bend: 0.25"

Wichita: 0.23"

Salina: 0.22"

Winfield: 0.10"

Most of us are in for a hot Memorial Day weekend. Temperatures might feel more like the 4th of July, but this is the unofficial start to summer. The entire month of May has been pretty hot, so as we head into the homestretch, I'll be checking to record books to see if this turns out to be the warmest May on record. 

The next storm to watch: This will be pushing in from the west as we head through Saturday and into Sunday. There won't be storms Saturday, and even most of Sunday looks dry, but by the evening, chances for scattered storms will arrive. This western storm will hang around through Memorial Day, and will likely stir up some more storms Monday evening across central and western Kansas. So our best storm chances come right at the end of the long weekend. A few storms could have some strong winds and small hail. The best chance at some severe weather would be Monday evening/night.

Have a safe and wonderful holiday!