Minimal impacts are expected from a mix of light rain and snow that’s expected to overspread areas along and west of Highway 65 early Monday morning.
The National Weather Service says light precipitation looks to break out across southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma around after 3 a.m. Monday.
By around 6 a.m., this activity will likely be along the Missouri/Kansas border.
Temps will be in the lower 30’s near the area of precipitation.
Forecasters say there will be dry air to overcome, with precip chances dropping off quickly as you head east of Interstate 49.
Areas along and east of Highway 65 are expected to see little if any rain or snow Monday morning.
The precipitation will likely be a mix of rain and slushy wet snow, with amounts generally a dusting or less.
The weather service says confidence is high this will be a very minimal snowfall event.
Most of the snow will fall on grassy surfaces, but forecasters can’t rule out a small accumulation on bridges and overpasses in western Missouri.
Attention then turns to later in the week as an arctic blast moves into the area Thursday morning, sending temps well below freezing, dropping from the 20’s early in the day to the single digits by late in the day.
Wind chill readings could potentially be as low as 25 below zero by Thursday night into Friday morning, creating a dangerous cold spell.
Highs in the single digits are likely on Friday with a slow climb upward each day.
As the arctic front drops into the area Thursday morning, the weather service says a surface low will likely develop near or just south of the area.
While the exact placement of this low is uncertain, there is currently an 80% chance for at least a dusting of snow, especially in the northeastern half of the Ozarks.
Probabilities for one inch of snow are also greater than 50%.
There are increasing chances for at least minor impacts from Thursday’s snow as it would occur in a very cold airmass with a cold ground.
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