A vigorous storm system will move out of the Rockies Thursday night and Friday bringing much needed precipitation to the central Plains through Saturday.

Widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms will develop across the area late Thursday night before colder air arrives allowing the rain to transition to snow across western Kansas and portions of central Kansas on Friday and Saturday.

The best chances for accumulating snow appears to be across western Kansas and portions of central Kansas. Further east across south central Kansas a mix of rain and snow is expected while all rain is expected further east across southeast Kansas.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. North northwest wind between 5 and 8 mph becoming calm.