February average temperatures:
When you average the highs and lows for this month, over half of the US has been colder than normal. The eastern 1/3 has had a lot less cold than the central and northern Plains.
Here's what comes next:
Temperatures may come up a little bit for Kansas Thursday and Friday, but not for long. What will likely be our last MAJOR (and longest stretch) of bitter cold is sinking south into Kansas by Friday evening.
Saturday - chances for light snow/flurries across northern Kansas
It shouldn't be that heavy, but I'm expecting to see at least some snow Saturday afternoon in northern Kansas.
Sat. Night-Sunday:
Everyone will get snow this weekend. Saturday night shows snow coming from Colorado and spreading east through the Plains. This is another fast moving event with a snow chance that will be around for about 12-15 hours, then gone. We do expect accumulation though. And there will be wind- north to northeast wind gusts will top 25 mph. This won't be a blizzard, but the snow will not be coming straight down either.
When it's over, accumulation is likely. We will start releasing forecast snowfall numbers Thursday, but most of the state will have some accumulation. The highest amounts will probably end up in the northern half of Kansas.
Brutal cold for early March:
Again, I wish I had better news, but the kind of temperatures we are looking at for the beginning of next week might set some records. Overnight temperatures could fall to record levels (below zero), and afternoon highs will be 30-40 degrees colder than normal. This huge, Arctic high is going to setup right over Kansas, which means the first half of next week is COLD.
Hang in there... we will get to spring, but it's going to be awhile yet.
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