Powerful Weekend System in the Central U.S.

Snow has been falling in the Plains with some spots picking up over ten inches already! Snow will continue this morning, as this low-pressure system moves into the Great Lakes. Winter alerts have expanded into Illinois and Michigan where snow amounts will be lower, but could still be over three inches in spots.

Moderate to heavy snow and gusty winds will create travel issues through much of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota this afternoon.

Parts of southern Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas have reported 10-12" of snow in spots as snow fell there on Saturday. Totals will fall short of that to the northeast, but will be enough to impact the roads.

Plan on travel trouble due to ice and snow along I-70 throughout all of Kansas, along with I-35, I-135 and I-29. Lower snow amounts are expected for Iowa, Missouri and Illinois, but there could be tricky travel here too.

As mentioned above, temperatures will be quite cold, only in the teens and 20s Sunday morning. Afternoon temperatures hover in the low to middle 30s, even as the snow moves away. Weather conditions will stay cool, but will rapidly improve late Sunday and through much of this upcoming week.