Wet Weekend?

Today we finally climbed above the average high and reached 55 degrees. It was the first time since January 23 that we were 55 degrees or above, and tomorrow will be the first time since November 30th and December 1st that we have been above 50 on back to back days. So the weather has been great the last couple days but how long will it last? Temperature wise I think we will see daily highs in the 50's for the next couple days at least until Monday. Next week temperatures will be slightly cooler but still looking at upper 40's for highs.

6hr Precip map for Noon Saturday (Map from wxcaster as of 03/05/10)

This weekend I'll be tracking two storms that could bring us some rain. The first one should arrive late Friday night or early Saturday morning. I think most of the heavy rain will be north of Topeka, but we still could see some light rain after Midnight on Friday. As the map above shows most of the precipitation will be in Nebraska and Iowa but still a chance of rain for NE Kansas especially north of I-70. The second storm will arrive on Monday and could last until late Tuesday night. The second system definitely looks to be stronger then the first. The map below shows total precipitation possible from Noon on Monday until Noon on Wednesday. Up to an inch of rain is possible here in NE Kansas. The good news as of now, no snow is expected in our area from these systems

48hr Precip map for Noon Wednesday, 03/10/10. (Map from NWS as of 03/04/10)