TIMING…A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND PERHAPS SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING…WITH A CHANCE FOR SLEET AND SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. THE WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
ICE ACCUMULATIONS…ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT…GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE-TENTH OF AN INCH…MAINLY ALONG THE KANSAS TURNPIKE CORRIDOR THIS MORNING.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES…WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDOR.
OTHER IMPACTS…INCLUDE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING…WHICH MAY PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEWLY FALLEN SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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Here is the forecast for Hutchinson and South Central Kansas
Today… Cloudy. Chance of snow…possibly mixed with freezing drizzle in the morning…then snow…possibly mixed with rain in the afternoon. Snow accumulation around 2 inches. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Tonight… Breezy…colder. Mostly cloudy. Snow in the evening. Areas of blowing snow in the evening. Snow accumulation around 1 inch. Total snow accumulation around 3 inches. Lows around 7. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 80 percent. Wind chill readings 3 below to 13 below zero.
Sunday… Colder…sunny. Highs around 18. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning. Lowest wind chill readings 3 below to 13 below zero in the morning.
Sunday Night… Partly cloudy. Lows around 3. East winds up to 5 mph. Wind chill readings 7 below to 3 above zero.
Monday… Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Lowest wind chill readings 7 below to 3 above zero in the morning.
Monday Night And Tuesday… Partly cloudy. Lows around 17. Highs in the lower 30s.
Tuesday Night And Wednesday… Colder. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 11. Highs around 19. Wind chill readings 5 below to 5 above zero.
Wednesday Night… Partly cloudy. Lows around 6. Wind chill readings 6 below to 4 above zero.
Thursday… Not as cold. Sunny. Highs around 30. Lowest wind chill readings 9 below to 1 above zero in the morning.
Thursday Night… Not as cold. Partly cloudy. Lows around 18.
Friday… Mostly cloudy. Chance of flurries. Highs in the lower 30s.