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Snow Squalls in the Northeast U.S. on Thursday; Heavy Rain Along the Gulf Coast

An arctic cold front will move through the Great Lakes and Northeast on Thursday, bringing moderate to heavy snow, strong winds, and possible whiteout conditions through Thursday afternoon. A storm system interacting with Gulf moisture will bring moderate to heavy rainfall to the western and central Gulf Coast on Thursday. Isolated instances of flash flooding will be possible. Read More >

Focusing on the next 3 days (Thurs-Sat) of weather across our 30-county forecast area of central/south central NE and north central KS, here are the main stories one day at a time (special attention to Saturday): 1) Thursday will be seasonably-chilly and quite breezy (gusts 20-30 MPH out of the south-southwest). High temps in MOST of our area will range from the upper 20s to upper 30s. 2) Friday will be generally 5-15° warmer than Thursday (MOST of our area upper 30s to mid 40s), and it won't be as breezy. 3) Saturday features BIG QUESTION MARKS regarding POSSIBLE snow potential. Forecast computer models are starting to become a bit more suggestive that especially areas north of I-80 could see at least a little accumulation during the day and evening, but various models currently depict differing outcomes and thus confidence is still quite low. It is also TOO EARLY to talk potential amounts, so stay tuned to later forecasts to see how this snow potential trends as newer data arrives.