A winter storm is expected to arrive Friday afternoon and continue through Saturday in the region, according to the National Weather Service.
The highest snowfall totals are to the northern part of the state, where more than 4 inches of snow is possible, according to the weather service.
Wyandotte County should receive from 1 to 3 inches of snow on Friday night, and around an inch or two of snow on Saturday, the weather service said.
There will be bitterly cold wind chill readings on Sunday, according to the weather service, as the low will be around 10 Saturday night.
Today, there is a 50 percent chance of rain after 4 p.m., with a high between 46 and 51, and an east wind of 5 to 8 mph, the weather service said.
Friday night, there is a 100 percent chance of rain before 1 a.m., followed by rain and snow between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m., then snow after 2 a.m., according to the weather service. There may be patchy fog after 9 p.m. The low will be around 22 to 26. An east wind of 6 to 11 mph will become north northeast 13 to 18 mph after midnight, and winds may gust as high as 34 mph. From 1 to 3 inches of snow are possible.
Saturday, there is a 70 percent chance of snow, with snow likely before 9 a.m., and patchy blowing snow is possible before 11 a.m., the weather service said. There may be areas of freezing fog before 8 a.m. The high will be near 26 with a north northeast wind of 15 to 20 mph, gusting to 33 mph. About an inch or two of snow is possible.
Saturday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 9, according to the weather service. A north wind of 8 to 13 mph may gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 35, the weather service said.
Sunday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 25, according to the weather service.
Monday, Martin Luther King Day, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 41, the weather service said.
Monday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 31, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 49, the weather service said.
Tuesday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 21, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 32, the weather service said.
Wednesday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 10, according to the weather service.
Thursday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 25, the weather service said.