000 AWUS43 KGLD 292130 AWSGLD AREA WEATHER SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 230 PM MST SUN FEB 29 2004 MOST AREAS RECEIVED SOME RAIN THIS MORNING WHICH CONTINUES INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ALONG WITH SNOW. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...GENERALLY LESS THAN TWO INCHES...WERE CONFINED TO THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE REGION AROUND YUMA COUNTY COLORADO. LOW TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING RANGED IN THE MID 30S TO MID 40S. TEMPERATURES AT 2 PM MST (3 PM CST) RANGED FROM 45 DEGREES IN HILL CITY TO 28 DEGREES IN FLAGLER COLORADO. OUTLOOK... A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRAVELING THROUGH THE NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON...WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES REGION BY TUESDAY MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY WHILE THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT WHICH COULD CAUSE BLIZZARD TYPE CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE NEAR NORMAL MOSTLY IN THE LOWER 20S. ON MONDAY AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE STORM SYSTEM HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL IN THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S. $$ BOYD