Sunny, bright but cold in Kansas City area as late-week rain could change to snow
The start of Kansas City’s work week will be much cooler than normal and the cold will persist throughout the week, possibly turning rain into snow later this week, according to FOX4 meteorologist Karli Ritter.
“It’s going to be sunny, bright but cold to kick off your work week with afternoon highs expected in the middle 40s,” said Ritter, who provides weather updates to The Star.
The normal high for this time of year is 65 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill. The normal low is 43 degrees. Monday’s temperatures will be a treat for those who love February weather.
“Today will feel like what KC should normally feel like on February 21st,” the weather service said in a Tweet. “Also, if you’re headed out early this morning wind chill values are in the upper teens.”
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Rain, possibly snow, likely later in week
The first couple days of the week will remain dry.
“But after that, it’s going to change quite a bit as we see our chances for rain returning and we are also going to see the possibility for more cold air to perhaps change over some of that rain to snow for our neighbors to the north,” Ritter said.
“The best chance of rain will arrive Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening, lingering into Friday morning and that’s where that early Friday morning forecast is where we will be just cold enough that we could see a few winter flakes mixing in, especially across northwest Missouri,” she said.
Highs will be in the mid- to upper 40s on Monday and Tuesday, mid-50s on Wednesday and back into the upper 40s on Thursday and Friday. Overnight lows will be in the 20s and 30s for much of the week.
A big warm up is coming for the weekend with highs climbing back to normal, Ritter said.
In it’s forecast guidance for temporary outdoor structures, including tents being used for medical purposes, the weather service said that Monday morning wind chills will be in the upper teens with freezing temperatures continuing through 10 a.m. Monday.
Winds will gust 25 to 30 mph through the afternoon.
This story was originally published April 13, 2020 at 7:50 AM.
