Colder weather coming to Kansas City after above-normal temps Sunday
The Kansas City area will see another day of above-normal temperatures Sunday before the weather gets colder, said FOX4 meteorologist Joe Lauria.
“Great weather coming up to finish of the weekend, although today we are going to have a lot of clouds streaming our way,” said Lauria, who provides weather updates to The Star.
A large swath of moisture is moving across the country, but because of its high altitude no rain is expected in the metro, he said.
“The good news is our temperatures are going to warm up probably to the middle 50s and there is an upside to a few areas — some of you may get close to 60 degrees this afternoon thanks to a pretty decent little south wind,” Lauria said.
“But it will change for tomorrow.”
Monday will start cloudy with temperatures in the 40s. A cold front will pass through in the morning, causing temperatures to fall in the afternoon, he said.
“While we may start in the 40s tomorrow, we are probably going to finish the day with temperatures closer to about 30s degrees,” Lauria said. “With the winds blowing tomorrow afternoon, the wind chill factor will be dropping down to near 20 for tomorrow evening.”
Tuesday will also be chilly, with highs in the 30s.
But temperatures will start to rebound Wednesday with warmer temperatures expected to finish off the work week.
“Overall, a couple of colder days, but then temperatures should start to go above average once again,” Lauria said.
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The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill said on Twitter that Sunday’s unseasonably warm weather is the sixth consecutive day of above-normal temperatures. The average high for this time of year in Kansas City is the low 40s.
Because of the cold October and November that Kansas City experienced this year, the last time the metro area had long stretch of above-normal temperatures was between Sept. 27 and Oct. 2.
And while Christmas is too far out for any reliable forecast, the weather service tweeted out a historical view of past Christmases to help people gauge their expectations of snow.
Since 1888, there have been 26 times with 1 or more inches of snow measured on Christmas Day. That’s roughly one every five years. The last White Christmas in Kansas City was in 2017.
