Blast of arctic air headed toward Kansas City, but for now, highs will be about 60
Get out and enjoy the above normal temperatures Kansas City because an arctic blast will be bringing an end to the unseasonably warm weather.
But fist, Kansas City will see another day of great weather, said FOX4 meteorologist Karli Ritter, who provides weather updates to The Star.
“It is going to stay very warm, well above average for this time of year, with afternoon highs approaching 60 degrees,” Ritter said. “In addition to that we will have clouds increasing throughout the afternoon and evening as our next weather maker approaches.”
Areas south of the Kansas City could see rain overnight.
“Behind this system, it gets a lot colder, but very briefly, as we see highs on Friday in the low 40s, and we are right back into the 50s for the weekend,” Ritter said. “Next week, though, that is were the really cold weather resides.”
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The Star produced this weather update in partnership with the local FOX4 television station. The station’s meteorologists create forecast videos multiple times a day for the newspaper to include in its weather reports.
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill said a blast of arctic air moves into the region next week sending temperatures plunging well below normal, bottoming out Monday night. Wind chill values may drop into the single digits over northern Missouri.
