A strong cold front moving into northwest Kansas on Tuesday will bring bitter cold, the National Weather Service in Dodge City said.
After a high in the mid-50s Monday, the high temperature Tuesday is only expected to reach 33, with overnight lows dropping near 10 degrees. Wind chills by Wednesday morning will be near zero in the Hays area — and could drop as low at 8 below zero farther west.
North winds are expected to be sustained between 16 and 24 mph.
There is a 30 percent chance of snow in Ellis County on Tuesday afternoon, with a greater chance in far northwest Kansas counties.
The high Wednesday will be in the upper-30s, but the mercury will begin to rise again heading into the weekend. A high of nearly 70 degrees is predicted on Friday.