There is an extended chance of rainfall Monday afternoon into Tuesday morning. That does not mean there is a chance of heavy rainfall attached.
The National Weather Service is expecting a quarter-inch or less for much of the KVOE listening area, despite a chance of embedded thunderstorms Monday night into early Tuesday. Any rain chances should end before sunrise.
Moisture is badly needed across the area, state and much of the country. All area counties are dealing with at least moderate drought, with most of Coffey County actually in severe drought and Greenwood County ranging from moderate to exceptional drought north to south.
Statewide, abnormally dry to exceptional drought covers almost 92 percent of the state. Nationally, the only states with no drought impacts are Alaska, Maine and Rhode Island. The worst conditions — exceptional drought — are across parts of Kansas, Nebraska, California, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah.
One concern with the incoming rain: overnight temperatures. Monday’s high will be close to 60 degrees, but the low could push under 30 degrees, increasing a chance of freezing conditions before the Tuesday morning commute.
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