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We are always out here Gary.   Though its Friday night in the big town, many may be out.   I will take advantage of Saturdays great weather and enjoy it all day.  

Joe

OK, whats interesting tonight?

Could it possibly be something about H20 in a frozen variety?  What are the chances of actually getting to or above 70 tomorrow?

Could it possibly be snow after this warm up???  Please don't leave us hanging too long---this winter's been long enough without a decent snowfall:) Have a great night!!

If it can be a hot topic especially BRING IT ON!!! :-0 Once you say something like that I'm like a cat! My bird loves smoothies.

I've been reading this blog since it started.  Easily, this is the most bizarre.  

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Luther,

Happy Friday Night In the Big Town!  Now, what do you mean by that?

Hi Gary,

I've been watching and waiting for the snows you gave in your winter weather forecast and where is this all hiding at?  I remember one possible patteren you presented and that seems to be the one we are in now.  That up/down rollercoaster that boggles my mind.  What's going to happen the last few months of winter?  You think we'll get lots of snow or just this nutty boring weather we've been having?

Laura in Raytown

Friday night in the big town and I'm waiting for the 10pm newscast Gary yea I noticed some of the models do bring something in monday night or tuesday of course usually when it does get to 60 something is usually bound to happen.

Can you use the LRC to forecast the Alberta Clippers with your winter forecast in November or do they not form into anything noticable until late December?

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I honestly thought that with this trough to our northeast that has been dominant we should have had snow producing clippers.  But, we have just been in the wrong spot with these as well.  We will test this and hope for something different on Tuesday. The GFS showed the potential as well.  I added the chance into the 7 day.

Gary

That is a HUGE snowman, I wonder if they needed a permit for him(or I guess her). I hope they don't get a sudden warm-up or that could be dangerous, the NWS would have to issue a special avalanche warning or something;)  I'm sure Feb. will be exciting but it better be pretty wet, getting kind of dusty.

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Yes Nick, we must get wet soon or we will have major dust storms in March.

Gary

"Happy Friday Night In the Big Town!  Now, what do you mean by that?"

On the front of the blog there is this...

"Good evening,

Is anyone out there tonight.....I have something interesting to talk about.

Gary"

And then i click to the comments and everything seems normal.  The five comments before mine indicate they thought something was weird also.  No disrespect, but something is weird.

On another note, I'm so ready for tomorrow.  

Now THAT is a snowman!

Gary I have not bloged in a while so i thought i would stop by.I now have convinced a couple of neighbors to start watching your station they thought hey i should be a weather person cause they are always wrong all the time and then i told them to hold that thought and watch you for a week and they did.So now they are watching for the most acurate forecast in town. Thanks for al of your hard work gary and weather team.  


Brent From the dotte.

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Brent,

It is amazing how many viewers of the other stations just don't realize that there can be an accurate forecast.  Thank you so much!

Gary

The models do seem to be picking up on the storm, but wants to push it east once again.   I will admit, the 18z GFS looks very impressive long term for some major action in the area.     Its all fantasy this far out, but is it?      Either way, enjoy Saturday, because after that it will cool down for a few days again.    

It's SATURDAY and it's SPRING (unless you're jumping into a freezing lake!!!!)  Whoo hoo!!!!!

Laura

Come on clipper, give us a quick 2" snow.  Even that is pretty. Enjoy the perfect Saturday.  

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Looks like Tuesday is our only shot at snow this week.  Today does look great!

Jeremy

Yey its yesterday's tomarrow!!!

I was planing on hauling a horse to day to Shawnee Mission to ride with some friends. However, how strong are the winds and gusts going to be? I don't like hauling in gusty winds.

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I would say wind gusts could be around 30 mph.

Jeremy

Gary,
How many people emailed you that snowman because i was one a month or so ago who did. I was so excited when I say it on air last night, I thought I might hear my name mentioned.  My 2 girls thought it was amazing and want to really see it.

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That is a huge snowman!  Not sure how many times the picture was emailed to us, but I know Gary gets hundreds of emails a day.  Someone else sent it to us yesterday.

Jeremy

car wash alert!  I went to wash my car at 8 am and there were lines already at two different places.  Luckily, I chose well and got in line behind the person who was just finishing :)  Enjoy the day folks!

Well the East Pac./ Alaskan ridge is  showing up on the GFS again but it is still holding it off in the distance, come on "stormy part of the pattern..." well it will be a nice day today but I'm ready for some precip.

KC Can't get Dust Storms?? I would love to see one!!!

Hey on the NWS website they are actually talking about the increased wildfire threat! go figure we seem to have a better chance at fires than a good snow this winter.

Andrew..  Dust Storms aren't fun to be in.  Depending on the strength of the storm, it can ruin your car's paint job, and ruin your air filter.   The winds will put the dust / sand / dirt in places that you wouldn't beleieve, and we will be cleaning for days on end..

I have been through a couple of them while in the Army..  They aren't fun at all.

WOW, just read the NWS Hazardous Weather for our area.  We're pretty close to "Red Flag" Conditions.

Jeremy,

I have been looking forward to this day all week long! Based on the weather team's forecast I knew this was the day to turn off the furnace and open all the windows. Attention all germs--go out the window! It's so nice to have fresh air in the house again.

Have a great day!

********************* Gary started talking about 60s for today last Monday. I'm a little bummed since I work all day on Sat/Sun, but just being in mild weather for a few minutes is great! Enjoy! Jeremy

When did this snow tuesday come in to the forecast and does it look to be more than an inch?

pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic pathetic  WINTER!

we have no hope of snow.....

just endless 7 day forecasts with warm weather....

Dont let your emotions get the best of you Brent.   Get out and enjoy today and get ready for the active part of the cycle in about a week to 10 days.    

what does everyone think of the possibility of a storm between the 7-10?
becky

Current relative humidities in Kansas !!!

Wichita: 20%
Hays: 19%
Topeka: 18%
Manhattan: 17%
Garden City: 16%
Medicene Lodge: 15%
Hutchinson: 14%
Great  Bend: 13%
Salina: 12%
Dodge City: 12%
Goodland: 10%

And these are just from the noon hour !!! Add in wind gusts of 30-35 mph and this is about as extreme as it gets here.

Is Hammans Landscaping around today?  Probably not since it's warm!  I have a question about bulbs -- it's a simple, quick question, but if you don't want to discuss it here, can you give me your email?  Thank you!

Laura

So Jeremy did you guys just add the snow to the forecast on tuesday today or what? and does it just look like flurries or what

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Gary added a chance for Tuesday last night.  I wouldn't get too excited.  Looks like a 'chance' and the vort won't have much moisture to work with. 

Jeremy

kcroyal - why are we in "red flag" conditions?  Just because it's been so dry?  As dry as it is, somewhere my dogs can find mud!

Laura

Hey weather team it is 67.5 here in the dotte

Brent from the dotte

its dry enough that I tossed a match in my bone dry weed patch in my garden and it spread like a wildfire. burned my whole garden in minutes....easy way to get rid of weeds...lol

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It may seem innocent, but I would not advise starting any type of brush/grass fires today.  Even if they are small or seem contained one little ember or spark could jump to another grassy area and spread.

You are correct, it is bone dry outside!

Jeremy

Happy day for chiefs fans!!  Derek Thomas was elected into the hall of fame today!
Its about time!!!!!!
becky

yeah Jeremy I had it under control, it just takes a little stomp to stop it from spreading...at least in my yard.