Weekend storm update - staying active for awhile

The weekend system is still on track to bring a variety of weather to the area, with some getting rain, others getting drizzle, and snow is going to show up by Sunday night. As is normally the case with winter systems, there are a lot of variables and it makes for a challenging forecast. 

Saturday - brief encounter with a wintry mix

 

This will form Saturday morning as higher humidity surges north and runs into temperatures that will be in the 20s. It may only be around for 2 or 3 hours, so heads up if you plan to travel down I-70.

Sunday - this is when the main storm will get going with drizzle, rain, and by Sunday night, the snow chances increase. Most of the action through mid-afternoon will be focused over central and eastern Kansas with some drizzle or light rain. 

Sunday night, western Kansas should prepare for some snow to move from southwest to northeast. The rain snow line will likely end up in central Kansas later Sunday night. It will try to push east heading into Monday, but I don't think there will be much snow for areas along I-135.

Early Monday - snow will be winding down from south to north as the main event begins pulling away. Models are suggesting that by the afternoon, it will all be over. 

What becomes of the Tuesday/Wednesday storm?

This isn't looking all that impressive, but not something we can completely brush over. As I mentioned in the previous post, because it is so closely following on the heels of the Monday storm, there isn't much time to reload with humidity. It may turn out this is nothing more than some drizzle or light snow. However, we still have several more model runs to look at before it actually arrives. 

Have a great weekend and thanks for spending a few minutes here.