Hazardous winter weather looks to impact much of central and south central Kansas for Saturday night and especially on Sunday afternoon into Monday morning. Periods of freezing rain and sleet will be possible for locations around the Kansas Turnpike, with some ice accumulations expected. Meanwhile further west locations should see areas of snow, heavy at times develop on Sunday and continue through into Monday morning. Travel will become hazardous across much of the region due likely slick road ways. Heavy rainfall could cause some minor flooding and local rises on area creeks and rivers across far Southeast Kansas.

Today – A chance of drizzle before noon, then a chance of rain after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight – A chance of rain before 9 p.m., then a chance of snow. Areas of blowing snow after 9 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy, with a north wind 31 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday – A 30 percent chance of snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

Sunday Night – Snow likely. The snow could be heavy at times. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, with a low around 22. Windy, with a north northeast wind 26 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday – Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Areas of blowing snow before noon. High near 26. Windy, with a north wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday Night – A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Tuesday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.

Tuesday Night – A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.

Wednesday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.

Wednesday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 12.

Thursday – Sunny, with a high near 30.

Thursday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 16.

New Year’s Day – Sunny, with a high near 32.