Snow to fall in Kansas City ahead of Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade celebration
There might not be rain on the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade and celebration Wednesday, but there likely will be snow and cold temperatures.
A winter storm expected to move through the Kansas City area Tuesday, bringing accumulating snow, is likely to linger around Wednesday morning with light to moderate snow showers continuing to fall, said FOX4 meteorologist Michelle Bogowith, who provides weather updates to The Star.
“When all is said and done, we’re looking at anywhere from 1, 2, possibly 3 inches, with the higher totals just north of the metro area,” Bogowith said. “We are going to be watching for that accumulating snow through Wednesday morning.”
Temperatures will stay cold, remaining in the 20s and feeling more like the teens when you factor in the wind chill, she said.
The parade is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, the Kansas City Sports Commission and Foundation announced shortly after the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The final score was 31-20.
The exact route is to be announced Tuesday, along with transportation and public safety details, officials said.
A victory rally will be held at 1:30 p.m. at Union Station, shortly after the parade ends.
Many schools in the area have canceled classes Wednesdays so students, teachers and staff can attend the festivities.
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A closer look at forecast
“For the day today, we will see temperatures climbing, for many of you, into the 50s in the metro area and points off to the south,” Bogowith said Monday. “But if you’re north of the metro area, your temperatures are going to be a lot cooler as there is a boundary that has stalled out.”
The weather service said temperatures at 1:30 p.m. Monday were 47 degrees at Kansas City International Airport and 67 degrees in Lee’s Summit.
That boundary will eventually swoop south along with colder air, which is setting the stage for Kansas City’s next round of wintry weather, Bogowith said.
A wintry mix is expected to fall in parts of the Kansas City area early Tuesday before it transitions over to snow. By noon Tuesday, the mix is expected to be falling across the south side of the metro while the north side of the metro is expected to see snow.
“Then snow completely overtakes the metro area for the evening commute,” Bogowith said. “As that continues to fall, it could create some issues on the roadways. Sending us into the start of your Wednesday morning, we are still anticipating between some light to moderate snow showers still falling at this point in time.”
That snow is expected to accumulate across the area, she said. Temperatures will stay cold through the end of the week and into the start of the weekend, she said.
