It’s May but weather will feel more like June in Kansas City; storms coming Sunday
The calendar says May, but the weather on Friday in Kansas City will feel more like June, said Fox 4 meteorologist Karli Ritter.
“We are going to settle into a very warm afternoon forecast with highs closer to what we would typically see in the early parts of June,” said Ritter, who provides weather updates to The Star. “No nuisance weather is expected today or tomorrow.”
But chances for rain returns as storms and thunderstorms move into the area Sunday morning.
“They will become widespread first thing Sunday morning,” Ritter said. “But then by Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening, we’ll clear out and we’ll have a pretty nice finish to our day.”
The weather looks soggy on Monday as well, with more rain in the forecast, she said. There is also one more chance of rain headed into Tuesday morning.
“After that we start to settle into a pretty quiet forecast with highs closer to where they should be for the early parts of next week,” Ritter said.
The normal high for this time of year in Kansas City is the low 70s, according to the National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill.
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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 weather service said the overall threat of severe weather looks low.
In its forecast guidance for temporary structures, including tents used for medical purposes, the weather service said winds will gust between 20 to 30 mph out of the south on Friday.
The next chance for storms will be overnight Saturday. While the storms are not expected to be severe, lightning is likely.
“Assume all tents are transparent with respect to lightning,” the weather service said. “That means they offer no protection from lightning and should be evacuated in advance of, during, and 30 minutes after thunderstorms.”
People should also check the wind rating on their tents and make sure they are set up and anchored according to manufacturer recommendations.
This story was originally published May 1, 2020 at 8:03 AM.
