The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a winter weather advisory for the Hays area from midnight Tuesday to midnight Wednesday.
Rain or snow is expected to arrive after midnight Tuesday, changing to all snow by 3 a.m. as overnight temperatures drop.
While significant snowfall is expected in extreme northwest Kansas and southern Nebraska, the NWS is calling for less than an inch of total moisture to arrive in the Ellis County area.
St. Francis is expected to receive 5 to 9 inches of snow, and 2 to 5 inches is predicted in Colby. The NWS in Goodland warned that even a slight deviation of the storm track could dramatically change snowfall totals across the region.
With the possibility of freezing rain, the NWS is warning of slippery road conditions for the Wednesday commute and through the day.
There are slight chances of snowfall in the Hays area Friday night and Sunday night, as well, the NWS predicted.