Cold front plunges KC area into deep freeze

Dig out those long johns and plan on wearing them for the next few days.

A winter air mass arrived Monday night, plunging temperatures in Kansas and Missouri into a deep freeze.

Highs on Tuesday and Wednesday are not expected to climb much above 20 degrees.

Lows will hover around 6 degrees above zero. Wind chills will be between zero and 20 degrees below.

The National Weather Service says a relative warm front brings in the New Year in Kansas City, with highs in the mid-30s Thursday and nearly 40 on Friday and Saturday.

This story was originally published December 30, 2014 at 8:44 AM with the headline "Cold front plunges KC area into deep freeze."