By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
Hays received an additional .47 inches of rain on Thursday, according to the K-State Ag Research Center.
Hays had received .38 inches of rain as of 8 a.m. Thursday for a total of .85 inches.
Hays averages .5 inches of precipitation in January.
The center reported no snowfall as of 8 a.m., although snow is in the forecast for today.
The high for Hays today is forecast for 37 degrees with a 50% chance of snow today, a 20% chance of snow before midnight, and an overnight low of 22 degrees.
Southwest Kansas is forecast to receive the most snowfall, with accumulations of up to 6 inches.
The forecast for Hays calls for sunny skies with highs in the upper 40s on Saturday and Sunday, and in the upper 50s on Monday and Tuesday.