Snow changes to rain for Kansas City’s evening rush hour, then temps fall near zero
Snow is expected to keep falling across the Kansas City area Wednesday before eventually switching over to a mix of rain and snow by the evening commute, said FOX4 meteorologist Alex Countee.
“It could be on the moderate to even heavy sides at times around I-435 loop right along I-70 and areas down toward the south,” said Countee, who provides weather updates to The Star.
As people head out on the roads for the evening commute, a rain and snow mix, possibly sleet too, is expected to be falling in the Kansas City area, he said.
“Overnight tonight, as we cool down, we will see that change back over to snow showers,” Countee said. “And then all the moisture will be winding down after midnight tonight.”
An additional 1 to 3 inches of snow is likely in the Kansas City area before the storms end. An Arctic blast is expected to slide into the metro area overnight, sending temperatures plunging to near zero degrees.
“It’s going to be the wind and that cold that we are really going to be worried about,” Countee said. Wind chills will be well below zero.
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a wind chill advisory that is in effect overnight Wednesday until noon Thursday.
Some areas could see wind chill values drop as low as -15 degrees. That would make Thursday the coldest day of the season.
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“Dangerously cold temperatures,” Countee said. “And whatever is wet or slushy on the roads at the end of the day today will be icy as we continue to move throughout all of Thursday.”
High temperatures Thursday are expected to reach the mid-teens. Temperatures will fall close to zero degrees Friday morning.
“Afterwards though, we are rebounding pretty quickly — throughout the 40s into the 50s potentially into the weekend,” Countee said.
