23 January 2024
Another round of rain is wrapping up but with temperatures around freezing, there is still some potential for some freezing rain and/or drizzle. Especially to the north early this morning.
There is plenty of fog too. It is widespread and thick. Please drive safely this morning and be ready to encounter slower travel.
Since temperatures are around freezing, the fog could lead to a few slick spots and it would be wise to anticipate this happening.
High temperatures will be able to get above freezing but skies will stay cloudy which will keep conditions soupy, misty, and drizzly at times.
Another wave of moisture moves in by this evening. Rain will stretch from Southwest, Central, and over into Eastern Kansas. As rain moves in, temperatures will drop again at the same time.
Temperatures will once again be around freezing so watch out for a switch from rain to freezing rain and freezing drizzle. Most of this moisture will move out by the time many commuters hit the road Wednesday morning but the aftermath will be in the form of some icy roadways.
Cloud cover remains thick through Wednesday just before some more moisture develops by the evening. The timing of these rounds of moisture line up with when we will see temperatures fall to around freezing so the Thursday morning commute will need to be monitored too.
It will not just be the rainfall and freezing temperatures but there could be some periods of fog too. Thursday is not looking as active but a few rain showers will spin through the area Friday. Most of this should exit into early Saturday but potential for slick spots will need to be monitored again. A quieter and warmer trend starts to set in into next week.
KSN Storm Track 3 Forecast from Meteorologist Ronelle Williams:
Wichita:
Today: Mostly cloudy. 10% chance of rain. Hi: 38 Wind: SE/NE 5-15
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. 70% chance of rain and freezing rain. Lo: 34 Wind: NE/N 5-15
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy. 40% chance of rain. Hi: 41 Wind: N/NW 5-15
Tomorrow Night: Mostly cloudy. 10% chance of freezing rain and rain. Lo: 32 Wind: NW/SW 5-15
Wichita Weekly
Thu: Hi: 46 Lo: 33 Mostly cloudy.
Fri: Hi: 44 Lo: 30 Mostly cloudy. 20% chance of rain.
Sat: Hi: 43 Lo: 27 Mostly to partly cloudy.
Sun: Hi: 47 Lo: 29 Partly cloudy.
Mon: Hi: 50 Lo: 32 Partly cloudy.
Tue: Hi: 51 Lo:32 Partly cloudy.