As we see out the month of November and begin December, we are hanging onto chilly temperatures but quiet conditions. Patchy cloud cover has pushed into central Kansas this morning keeping some temperatures across central Kansas above the freezing mark, which under clear skies, western Kansas is starting in the 20s.
Some light snow is drifting southeast through the northeast part of Kansas, northeast of Salina and Emporia.
Any light snow should remain north and east of a line from Salina to Emporia, otherwise patchy cloud cover over central Kansas will give way to more sunshine by the afternoon with the rest of Kansas seeing sunshine most of this Saturday. Highs will remain below average today with top afternoon temperatures in the 40s with a few spots near the Oklahoma state line getting just past the 50 degree mark.
The morning clouds and light snow are due to a weak area of low pressure and a warm front sliding southeast across the area.
With skies become mostly clear across the state tonight along with relaxing winds, temperatures will drop to the lower to middle 20s by early Sunday.
Sunday will offer more sunshine, but also continued chilly temperatures as Canadian high pressure builds back into the Central Plains. Southern and western Kansas can reach the lower 50s Sunday afternoon.
Our next chance of any moisture will hold off until Friday when a weak low pressure system tracks just to the south of the state.
Southerly winds will finally return some milder temperatures for the middle of the first week of December, however chillier weather is expected to return by the end of the week.
KSN Storm Track 3 Forecast from Meteorologist Jack Boston:
Wichita:
Today: Partly cloudy to mostly sunny, breezy. Hi: 46 Wind: SW/N 10-20
Tonight: Partly cloudy to mostly clear. Lo: 25 Wind: N/NE 5-15
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. Hi: 46 Wind: NE/SE 8-18
Tomorrow Night: Mostly clear. Lo: 24 Wind: SE/N 5-15
Wichita Weekly
Mon: Hi: 41 Lo: 23 Mostly sunny.
Tue: Hi: 49 Lo: 34 Sunny to partly cloudy, windy.
Wed: Hi: 57 Lo: 34 Partly cloudy to sunny.
Thu: Hi: 54 Lo: 29 Partly cloudy.
Fri: Hi: 44 Lo: 27 Partly to mostly cloudy. 10% chance of rain.
Sat: Hi: 45 Lo: 28 Partly cloudy, breezy.
Meteorologist Jack Boston