A winter storm will affect the region this weekend, with snow, sleet, and freezing rain across much of Kansas. The heaviest snow is expected to fall in a band from Great Bend through Topeka and areas east. A wintery mix is expected across south-central and southeast Kansas. The precipitation should begin during the early afternoon hours of Saturday and continue into Sunday evening.
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Here Is Your 7-Day Forecast For Hutchinson And South Central Kansas
Tonight: Partly cloudy early in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Not as cold. Lows near 30. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Friday: Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain and freezing rain in the morning. Highs 45 to 50. South winds 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy. Colder. Lows 15 to 20. North winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
Saturday: Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of light freezing rain in the afternoon. Colder. Highs near 30. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night: Cloudy. A chance of light freezing rain and sleet in the evening…then light freezing rain and sleet likely after midnight. Light snow accumulations. Ice accumulation of less than one quarter of an inch. Lows 10 to 15. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Sunday: Colder…sleet…possibly mixed with snow in the morning…then snow likely in the afternoon. Light snow accumulations. Near steady temperature 10 to 15. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Lowest wind chills around 5 below.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Lows zero to 5 above. Lowest wind chills around 15 below.
Monday And Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Highs 15 to 20. Lows 5 above to 10 above. Lowest wind chills around 15 below.
Tuesday And Tuesday Night: Not as cold. Partly cloudy. Highs near 30. Lows near 20.
Wednesday: Not as cold. Mostly sunny. Highs 40 to 45.
Wednesday Night And Thursday: Warmer. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 50s.