Storm update - weekend rain/snow chances too

Another huge low pressure is about to slide through the area with wind, thunderstorms, a blizzard, AND for all of us, colder weather. As we make the transition back to chilly weather, a FEW strong storms are possible in northern Kansas later this evening (timing would probably be after 6 or 7 pm). The majority of the stronger storms will likely slide into southern Nebraska after dark. This is unlikely to be anything big in terms of severe storms. Our Future Track does have a couple of spotty showers/storms across northern Kansas:

The switch to snow happens around midnight for western Kansas. Once that happens, the winds are going to start howling!! Punishing wind gusts to around 60 mph look likely for most of western Kansas Thursday morning.

Snow chances shouldn't get any farther east than about Hays/Russell. Thursday afternoon may have a few sprinkles passing through central and northern Kansas, but again, doubtful it would be anything more than that.

Weekend snow/rain chances:

Southern Kansas misses the first storm that we are watching today/Thursday, but we won't be missed by the second system arriving over the weekend. This is a storm that will organize in Texas and begin moving northeast. It will dump heavy rain on areas south of us (some places will get a couple inches of rain), and as it encounters JUST enough cold air Saturday night, south central Kansas (including Wichita) will have a rain/snow mix. Of course, we don't expect it to last long now into mid April, but I can just see it now. We look out our window Saturday night and see snowflakes coming down. It will have many of us scratching our heads, but it won't be the latest snow Wichita has ever had. That record is actually later in the month.

I promise... next week will get back to spring.