Feb 18, 2025

Two of inches snow falls in Hays; bitterly cold temps remain

Posted Feb 18, 2025 2:11 PM
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By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Less snow than predicted fell in Hays Monday night.

The official measurement at 8 a.m. from the K-State Agricultural Research Center south of town was 2 inches.

Flurries will continue throughout the day with accumulations of 1 to 2 more inches, according to the National Weather Service in Dodge City. A winter storm warning remains in effect until 6 a.m. Wednesday.

Moisture was at 0.10, most of which came from the snow melt from last week's snowfall. Month-to-date moisture measures 0.30. with snowfall so far in February at 7 inches.

Monday's high temperature was 28 degrees. The overnight low was a -5 degrees. The temperature continued to fall after 8 a.m.

The three-day weather forecast calls continued cold with highs in the single digits and overnight lows in the negative double digits.

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