The National Weather Service in Goodland reported today at least five monitoring stations recorded temperatures below zero Tuesday morning.

Colby and Norton each dipped to 3 degrees below, and stations in Russell Springs, northeast of Goodland and Oberlin all saw lows below zero.

The K-State Ag Research Center also reported a new overnight record low for Hays, with a low of 1 degree recorded. Russell also dropped to a record low of 3 degrees overnight.

After a bitter cold snap, the mercury is expected to rise through the rest of the week, with a high of 45 predicted Tuesday. By the weekend, the NWS in Dodge City is expecting temperatures in the Hays area to reach into the low- to mid-60s.

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