Today is forecast to be Much Cooler than yesterday.
Forecast for Butler
Updated: 8:59 PM CDT on March 19, 2010
Winter Storm Warning in effect until 7 am CDT Sunday...
Rest of Tonight
Snow or rain or periods of light sleet early in the evening...then snow after midnight. Areas of blowing snow after midnight. Windy. Snow and sleet accumulation up to 2 inches. Lows 25 to 30. North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
Saturday
Snow...windy. Snow may be heavy at times in the afternoon. Snow accumulation of 2 to 6 inches. Highs near 30. North winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.
Cloudy with a 60 percent chance of snow. Windy. Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Total snow accumulation 5 to 8 inches. Lows 25 to 30. North winds 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 35 mph.
Sunday
Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow in the morning...then partly sunny in the afternoon. Breezy. Highs 35 to 40. North winds 15 to 25 mph.
... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 7 am CDT Sunday...
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 7 am CDT Sunday.
* Timing... snow will continue tonight with a brief transition marked by a period of sleet or freezing rain before the snow begins. A period of heavy snow is expected on Saturday.
* Snow accumulations... of 5 to 8 inches are expected by late Saturday night. Locally higher amounts to near 10 inches will be possible... mainly along and east of Beaumont ridge. Some of this accumulation could be a mixture of snow and sleet.
* Freezing rain... is expected to be light... with accumulations of less than one-quarter inch.
* Impacts... snow covered and slick roadways are expected. The heavy wet snow may cause damage to outdoor vegetation which has already sprouted leaves.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Storm Warning means significant winter weather is expected or occurring. This will make travel very hazardous or impossible.
Local Storm Report
03/19/2010 0845 PM
Benton, Butler County.
Freezing rain e0.10 inch, reported by trained spotter.
A tenth of an inch of ice accumulation in the past half an hour on above ground surfaces.
