Back with some badly needed rain coming

It's been awhile since we've had an update here - my apologies. I was in Boston last week for meetings and training and it's hard to get a post up when I'm away from the office. It's nice to return with some encouraging news and hopeful signs of rain.

Everybody seems to be hollering for moisture - I hear ya. This is the part of summer that worries me every time the season comes around. Long stretches of very hot weather (100s) and minimal chances for rain. However, we have a potential to pick up a months worth of rain over the course of a few days. 

Rainfall departure from average:

This is the last 30 days (June 24-July 24) and it's pretty bleak. A small pocket up in north central Kansas has had above average moisture, but many other areas are hurting after the 100 days. Some of the driest areas are in southeast Kansas, but a pocket up in Reno county stands out too. Will be interesting to see how this map changes in another 8-10 days. 

Round after round of rain coming: Most of this will come Thursday - Sunday morning

Please be patient!! I know its hard when we are advertising something so needed, but most of this will likely come Thursday - Sunday morning. Chances will shut down after that. I think most of the rain will come in the early morning hours with chances tapering a bit later in the afternoon. This should be a culmination of slow-moving storms and one storm following another - all leading to widespread rain.

Signs of another heat wave building:

Look what happens next week (to kick off August). The upper high pressure comes back from Colorado toward the Plains. Rain shuts down and the heat takes over. This could be a pattern that holds on for about a week before shifting once again. We will keep watching. Have a great day.