Soaking rains – some snow arriving for Kansas

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – More active weather is coming into the Plains with widespread rain and some snow that impacts northwest Kansas Wednesday and Thursday. Travel into Colorado could be impacted by several inches of snow, so plan accordingly if headed that way through Friday morning.

Meanwhile for Kansas, much of the day on Wednesday is dry with highs in the 50s.

A slow-moving system arriving for Thursday and Friday will spread rain throughout the central Plains, and it will be locally heavy considering how much humidity will be in place. Amounts of 1-2 inches look likely throughout central and western Kansas, with slightly lower amounts east of I-135. Heaviest rain should come Thursday to Friday afternoon, and then start winding down into the night.

Drier weather is set to return on Saturday as the big system lifts away from Kansas. Travel weather will be much better (regionally) throughout the upcoming weekend.

Wichita Area Forecast:

Tonight: Mostly clear. Wind: W/SE 5-10. Low: 40.

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. Wind: SE 5-15. High: 60.

Tomorrow Night: Becoming mostly cloudy. Wind: E/NE 5-15. Low: 43.

Thu: High: 56 Mostly cloudy; overnight showers and storms.

Fri: High: 52 Low: 46 Rain likely.

Sat: High: 56 Low: 47 Becoming mostly cloudy; breezy.

Sun: High: 65 Low: 39 Mostly sunny.

Mon: High: 63 Low: 42 Mostly sunny.

Tue: High: 67 Low: 46 Partly cloudy; breezy.

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