WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Weather Alert Day: Dangerous snow and chills will take Kansas this weekend and President’s Day.
Today, cloudy to almost cloudy skies with highs around 5 to 15 across Kansas. The wind will make it look more between 0 and -5 in the afternoon. The chances of snow will increase tonight on Sunday morning.
The snow will start in western Kansas tonight. It will move east, closer to the I-135 corridor at midnight. During the night, it will expand to cover the entire state. This will continue for most of the day on Sunday. At around 5 pm on Sunday, snow will begin to decrease in the west, but will last in central Kansas (especially south-central and south-eastern) until Monday morning.
When the snow ends, 4 to 7 inches will be possible along and north of I-70 (except for the northeast, where totals will be around 2 to 4 inches) and 7 to 10 inches for areas south of I- 70 with heavyweights in southwest Kansas and along the Kansas / Oklahoma state line.
The highs will be single digits this weekend, with the chills getting well below zero, especially in the early morning and late evening. The cold sensations in the morning of Monday and Tuesday will be around -20 to -30, with the cold sensations in the afternoon around -5 to -15.
We will warm up gradually next week, back at 20 on Wednesday and at 30 and 40 (for some) on Friday.
Wichita area forecast:
** Warning of thermal sensation until midnight **
*** Winter weather notice – midnight at 6am on Monday ***
Today: Mostly cloudy. Wind: NE 10-15. High: 9 (thermal sensation: -10)
Tonight: the snow comes after midnight. Wind: N 10-20; wind gusts. Low: 0 (thermal sensation: -20)
Sunday: heavy snow sometimes. Wind: NE 15-20. High: 4 (thermal sensation: -15 to -20)
Sunday night: light snow and gusts of wind. Wind: N 10-20; wind gusts. Low: -7 (Cold wind: -25 to -30)
Mon: High: 2. Morning bursts, otherwise cloudy and freezing cold.
Tue: High: 9. Low: -15. Partly cloudy, gusts during the night.
Wednesday: High: 20. Low: 3: Very cloudy with light snow and gusts of wind.
Thu: High: 25. Low: 4. Partly cloudy, airy.
Fri: High: 32. Low: 12. Mostly sunny.
Saturday: High: 41. Low: 20. Usually sunny. happy.
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