Look up this weekend

Since we are in the midst of some quiet weather in much of the Plains right now, it might be worth spending a few minutes looking for some planets this weekend. Since I leave work at 11 pm each night, I usually get a chance to see what planets are out there each night on my way home. Skies will be clear for part of the weekend (at the beginning at least), so be on the lookout for Saturn AND Jupiter. It's reported that Neptune will be visible as well, but you'll need a telescope to find it.

Next Week:

Temperatures - still looks rather warm, but it won't be as hot as some of the weather we've seen in our first week of the new month. Much of the region will have 80s, which is closer to normal in September. Check out the map above - those are your average temperatures - the western US is finally cooling down nicely.

Precipitation:
There will be a few more chances of SPOTTY storms during the week. The only chance that stands out (our best shot) at some rain will come Thursday night with a stronger cold front coming through the area. We should get most of our rain at this time (and when I say "most", it might only be a .50")

The heavier rains next week should pass north of Kansas.

This weather pattern we are in now reminds me of July when much of the state was hot and dry. If you remember, late in July much of Kansas was hurting for some rain and the moisture started up again in August. So will the rest of September continue to be dry? It certainly is looking that way, but not a total shutout of rain either.