More snow - less ice coming to Kansas

Hope everyone has a safe weekend. We have more rounds of wintry weather setting up for the Plains, but it's looking less likely for ice in the coming days.

Saturday snow chance:

This will develop right over Kansas by Saturday afternoon and evening. It's not a storm that will be around for long, so snowfall amounts anywhere in Kansas will be very limited. A dusting for most, but in northeast Kansas, a few spots might get an inch. Light snow should push east into Saturday night.

Early next week:

There will be several days of snow chances setting up for Kansas and surrounding areas. We will have a storm in the upper atmosphere spread out over a large area Monday/Tuesday. This will put Kansas in an area to see light snow from Monday - early Wednesday. Because the temperatures will be quite cold, snowfall amounts will likely be very light (only a few inches over 2 days) - there won't be much moisture content to the snow.

It won't be until Wednesday before the storm finally gets east of Kansas and we get back to some sunshine.

This is a VERY active stretch for Kansas and will likely continue through much of the week. I know many of you are ready for spring, but I'm expecting the colder than normal weather to hold as we  finish off February.

Have you heard?

It was declared this week that El Nino is now officially back - it's a weak one, but the water temperatures are warmer than normal and have been influencing part of our weather pattern this winter. Remember, El Nino is the warmer than normal water found near the Equator in the Pacific. El Nino is not a storm, but rather a phenomenon that influences weather patterns. It should continue through springtime in Kansas. This will be a topic for us to discuss in a future blog post.