Forecast changes a bit - still snow & some ice

The forecast continues to come into better alignment as time gets closer, and we are still on track to have some wintry weather in Kansas by Sunday evening. 

What's changed? 

Snow amounts will be light (under 5 inches) for much of the area, but there are some concerns of ice that may develop in south central and southeast Kansas. THIS WON'T BE AN ICE STORM, but a little glaze Sunday night could lead to some issues by Monday morning. The area we are looking at is mainly southeast of the Kansas Turnpike. 

As we pointed out earlier in the week, storms that come straight in from the west and right over the Rockies usually don't produce big amounts of precipitation. They MUST dig farther south into the desert Southwest, and then move northeast. A path like this taps into the Gulf of Mexico. This one won't do that and hasn't shown signs of it in recent days. 

Here's where the storm is as of Friday morning - it's still up in the Gulf of Alaska. 

It will come racing into the US on Saturday, to help produce some snows in the Rockies and off to the west. Several inches of snow are expected in Colorado and I70 could be a mess west of Denver.

Saturday:

Much of the snow will be west - Colorado and Wyoming are set to get several inches

Sunday:

Light snow develops across the west and in central/north central Kansas too. Snow amounts aren't going to be huge, but a few inches certainly looks possible heading into Sunday night/early Monday.

Although it will still be cold for Monday and Tuesday, the weather is expected to calm down a bit through the middle of the week. Have a great weekend and be safe out there on the roads.