Winter Storm Arrives Tonight, Significant Snow Wednesday

There is some snow nearby but not much of it has been impacting the area. Cloud cover is thick and could produces some light snow as we go through the day. Any snow during the day will not amount to much.

Significant snowfall starts this evening. We will go from clear to snowy over the next 36 hours. The heaviest snowfall will occur across the northern half of the area. There will not be as much snow farther south. However, there could be some ice in the form of freezing drizzle around the Kansas/Oklahoma line.

Before the heavy snow starts, the day ahead will be cold. Afternoon high temperatures will range from the teens to the 30s.

While a few Winter Weather Alerts will go into effect as early as noon, the majority of them will go into effect by 6pm.

Heavy snow gradually develops and moves in through the evening. Anyone on the roads after sundown will need to begin to allow extra travel time.

Wintry weather will be widespread through the night. It will not just be in the form of snow but there could be some ice in portions of the southern half of the area and down into Northern Oklahoma.

Temperatures will tank during the night too. Overnight low temperatures will mainly be in the single digits and the teens. There could be a couple of lower 20s to the southeast.

A slower commute Wednesday morning is guaranteed. If the hazardous travel is not enough, a breeze at 10 to 25 mph through the day will be bitterly cold.

Snow will gradually move out through Wednesday from west to east. Western Kansas will be drier by midday and Central Kansas snow will wrap up by the evening.

The break between systems will be brief. More wintry and wet weather will approach from the west by Friday. Saturday could be slick due to a mixture of snow and rain. High temperatures will stay below average.

KSN Storm Track 3 Forecast from Meteorologist Ronelle Williams:
Wichita:
Today: Cloudy, breezy. 10% chance of snow. Hi: 32 Wind: NE 10-20
Tonight: Cloudy, breezy. 100% chance of snow. Lo: 17 Wind: NE 10-20
Tomorrow: Cloudy, windy. 90% chance of snow. Hi: 20 Wind: NE/NW 10-25
Tomorrow Night: Cloudy to mostly cloudy, breezy. Lo: 4 Wind: NW 10-20

Wichita Weekly
Thu: Hi: 22 Lo: 10 Mostly to partly cloudy.
Fri: Hi: 37 Lo: 25 Partly to mostly cloudy, windy.
Sat: Hi: 37 Lo: 10 Mostly cloudy, windy. 40% chance of rain and snow.
Sun: Hi: 25 Lo: 13 Mostly cloudy, breezy.
Mon: Hi: 36 Lo: 20 Mostly to partly cloudy, breezy.
Tue: Hi: 37 Lo: 19 Partly to mostly cloudy, breezy.