It doesn't seem to be all that popular, but widespread snow will come through the Plains with what is likely to be the last winter storm for Kansas this season. I know - it can snow on Easter and we've seen snow in April before too. We've even seen snow in May. The pattern setup moving into mid/late March looks warmer than average, so I'm banking on this upcoming system being our last good snow for Kansas this winter.
The actual amount of liquid we'll get out of this system could be around .30-.40" in the heaviest snows across the north. Obviously, that doesn't move the drought needle much, but it's better than talking about fires and strong winds.
2nd System - Monday:
This little feature isn't much to write home about. Moving fast and probably not much more than just trace amounts (if that). We'll get some clouds and a shift in winds off of it, but like so many others in recent months, it approaches Kansas from the northwest and blows through quickly. I'm expecting this to be here and gone before we know it - NO cold air coming with it means we will warm right back up.
3rd System - late next week:
We are seeing some agreement in the models that indicates another low pressure system coming through the southwest just over a week from now. In another month, this could be a potential big severe weather maker for Kansas, but since the temperatures still look a bit cool, it may limit the severe thunderstorm potential a bit. But we need rain!! I won't make any promises this many days out, but we do have something in the 8-10 day time frame that at least shows potential. All we can do is hope - but this is an encouraging sign.
Here's a snapshot from Thursday evening (St Patrick's Day - so maybe the luck of the Irish will help). If this verifies, rain and some thunder would move up from the south. There's still plenty of time to watch and see how this may evolve, but definitely some potential.
Have a good day.
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