By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

A Winter Weather Advisory issued for Ellis County at 1 a.m. Friday continues until 10 a.m. this morning.

The National Weather Service in Dodge City predicted two to four inches of wet snow and that’s just what happened in Hays.

According to official records at the K-State Agriculture Research Center south of town, 3.20 inches of snow had fallen by 9 a.m., yielding 0.55 of much-needed precipitation.

The overnight low in Hays was 30 degrees with Thursday’s high reaching 63 degrees. Today’s forecast high is just 40 degrees.

Most of the U.S. will welcome spring tomorrow.   Spring begins at 11:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time Saturday, March 19.