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A couple things that have stood out to me for a few days with Saturday that separates it a bit from previous systems, is the trough ejection timing and moisture quality/depth. Today's system is really priming the pump for Saturday. More than anything though is the trough ejection timing. You have a jet streak nosing in, intersecting a dryline during peak diurnal heating, rather than late at night or early morning. The big fly in the ointment as it stands now for me is early convection moving up from the south, wiping out the warm sector. Having said that, I do feel this day has the highest ceiling I've seen in some time for OK/KS, based simply on trough timing and moisture quality alone. Seeing as this is on a Saturday and in prime location, whew boy, chaser convergence is sure to be crazy!

Ahh yes, the entire 240hr 12Z Euro looking nice and dry over KS. Along with some tight pressure gradients throughout, I can't wait for the forecast to be centered around elevated fire danger. sigh. This is actually right on time for peak wildfire season but really don't want to break the momentum we've built over the winter busting this drought.

Well I hope everyone has enjoyed the fake spring over the past few weeks. Looks like we'll have another week or so of mild temps before the pattern begins to change. Models are starting to more consistently show a system traversing the plains this coming Saturday/Sunday, 2/10-2/11. Still lots of variability in strength and location, anywhere from Oklahoma to Nebraska. However, I think there is some merit to a fairly decent storm system as the AO index appears to be crashing negative during this timeframe. This may allow for some cold air to work with and a potentially robust system. I haven't looked far beyond this timeframe but if AO remains negative the 2nd half of Feb could lend additional opportunities for winter weather. If anything, maybe some systems to track to keep us occupied.

Well although we've had snow here in SC Kansas this winter, I'd be lying if I wasn't a bit disappointed after missing multiple waves of snow at my house throughout this cold snap. I'm not a fan of bone chilling cold temps with no snow but that's what happened. Win some, lose some I suppose. On to the next.

Well, while it wasn't a blockbuster snow, it certainly provided more excitement than I thought after giving up hope of getting more than a trace to 1" 24 hours prior to. The storm tracked south of guidance and provided another 3-4" snow with lots of wind. It also flash froze all the prior standing water and slush once that that front moved through. I'm happy I got something out of this because I'm not thrilled on trends for late week storm at the moment. I can't complain with two 3" snows within 5 days. Side note: The Chiefs playoff game looks to be brutally cold. Yikes.

I'm not sure. I think blizzard criteria will be met at times but maybe we don't hit the duration needed? The videos from the blizzard in western Kansas have been intense!

Winter Storm Warning has been extended down to Sedgwick County including wichita. 2-4" with wind gusts over 50mph at times in the morning. Schools cancelling quickly now.

Going to very curious to see the final totals for this storm. Everytime I look at trends it seems be ever so slightly deeper and south when it comes to the ULL. 24 hrs ago I thought I may not get an inch here in Wichita and now I could see areas very near Wichita waking up to a decent snow. Combined with the winds could be a huge mess.

Funny you mention this as I was just noticing the same thing and was in the process of posting about it. It's fun to look that the trend of the HRRR & RAP over of the last 12hrs or so. In fact, most recent HRRR now bringing in a healthy band of snow into the ICT area overnight. Will be something to at least monitor now.

I mean that 00Z Euro run...wow. Two storms in the same week with crazy potential.

What a pattern! Received roughly 3" here on the southeast side of Wichita. Borderline freezing temps but still a beautiful snow. As for the Monday storm, agreed with what has been said. Not sure what to think just yet for South Central KS pending track of ULL and when it goes neutral to negative tilt. Right now it seems a bit too late but still could get something out of it. Then yet another system to track next Friday that all models seem to now be picking up on. Haven't had time to dive into models other than a quick look but should be fun to monitor!

Just on the southeast side of Wichita and received roughly 7". One of my favorite snows of all time. Beautiful snow with large flakes and very little wind. Great start to the 2023-2024 winter as the moisture is much appreciated around here.

The end of winter is quickly approaching, and we may actually have our first severe weather threat this Sunday per SPC. I haven't looked in detail at this setup at all yet. Beyond this, we might have one last shot of winter. The AO is currently positive and trending even more positive, but it appears moving into the first few days of March the AO should trend back down to neutral and potentially negative. I think the first week of March could be our last shot to get any winter precip. We'll see how it plays out, but regardless I think there are going to be some pretty hefty systems crossing the middle of the country over the next few weeks. I just hope we can ease this drought in Kansas more than anything before heading into late Spring/Summer.

hmm...ECMWF continuing to hold its ground the second system next week potentially bringing accumulating snow to SC KS. GFS has shown a farther north track. Still too early for any confidence but maybe we'll luck out on one these systems yet. Regardless of precip type, the moisture it appears we'll get from two systems will be welcomed.

Man this would have been a pretty epic snow here had the temps been just a degree or 2 colder. That band of snow set up shop right over SC KS for the past 2 hours but at 33.4deg at my place it just can't accumulate much. Not over yet, but it's always something...I'll take the moisture at least.

You're right that band looks pretty healthy. Should also see some dynamic cooling with the heavier snow as well. Seeing signs of that already, temp down to 33.6 from 34.0 here. Flakes are increasing in size and getting heavier.

Currently a very pretty snow just on the southeast side of Wichita. 34deg on the weather station though, so what's falling is melting.

Been patiently waiting for the northwest shift that seems to always happen with these stronger systems. Models have held steady the past few days, but as mentioned, there may be signs of a last second shift here. It won't be much of a shift, and south and east of here will certainly be the jackpot but South Central KS may sneak out a surprise over achiever. We'll see if the trend continues.

Well I suppose I'll finally chime in after model watching the past couple weeks, watching systems either fall apart once inside the 180hr range or track north of me. Today seems to be first day that all models are starting to align on how this system is going to eject into the plains. Should be fun to monitor over the weekend. At this time, everything seems on the table here in ICT, from a complete miss to the south to one of the better snows we've had in a while. I do like that the track is south at this time, as these tend to trend north when it is a strong system like currently modeled. It wouldn't take much of a shift to get in on some of the higher qpf currently over Oklahoma. Here's to hoping we all cash in some how.

Checking in from Wichita. At 12:30a last night my weather station showed 31.3F. Front blasted through and hasn't stopped falling. Currently sitting at -2.6F in a Snow Squall Warning.

Yeah, that front is no joke. This is going to be wild to watch in real time as it plows south down the plains. There are going to be quite a few inflatable Christmas decorations lost in this wind if folks don't prepare.

Yeah, it would seem models are starting to align in this scenario. Here in ICT, my guess is we're looking an advisory criteria event with the main story being the wind and cold. That said, even a few inches of snow with the wind and temps will make travel very difficult for a time. I'm still holding out a bit of hope this digs and amplifies a bit sooner to pull this back southwest a bit.

Well overall kind of underwhelming, considering folks near by received a very pretty 1-2in of snow. At my place specifically, I managed to pick up a trace and did see flakes fall for the first time. For the 2nd time in 3 years it's snowed before Thanksgiving. I'm not hating the pattern thus far this fall, as there as there are signs we're putting a dent in the drought but a long way to go. We'll see if it continues. Don't see any significant precip as of now through Thanksgiving, but temps look to stay well below normal for the next week.

Yeah, we're now roughly week or so out and models are still hinting at a system with at least some winter precip in the area. I'll at least be monitoring it now as we get closer to possibly see the first flakes of the year fly here in Wichita. A few folks nearby had some snow with the past system. Today's 12Z Euro run actually shows a pretty healthy system with folks getting anywhere from .25 - .5in of precip in Southern KS. Precip type varying depending on location. Something to watch at least.

Well I'd be lying if I wasn't a bit let down by this snow storm based the potential it had. The 00Z models all showed very high snow totals. NWS and local meteorologists all upped snow totals. However, the initial precip moved in quick and was very heavy, but all sleet. Had thundersleet. The changeover to snow didn't happen until 5am or so, and with the storm moving at a pretty good clip, just didn't get heavy enough snowfall rates to reach the predicted totals. All forecasts, ranged from 6-10". All reports I've seen range from 4-5.5" Decent, but short of what most expected here.