Cold temps, wintry weather expected in KC; Worst of mid-week storm to miss metro
Colder temperatures will settle across the Kansas City as a winter storm is brewing for the later this week, said FOX4 meteorologist Karli Ritter.
“Later on today we’re going to be fighting to get out of the 30s,” said Ritter who provides weather updates to The Star. “The best we can promise you is 40 degrees, but we’ll have sunshine. It’s going to be a blustery day though — the last day of the month is going to be pretty cold.”
The first few days of December will be chilly too, with highs remaining in the 40s. Temperatures are going to be dipping down a little bit Thursday into Friday as a storm system blows through the Kansas City region.
“That storm system by the way is going to bring the worst of the weather south of I-70 — and really south of our viewing area,” Ritter said. “But I have rain and also a little winter weather in our forecast by late Wednesday night into Thursday morning.”
The expected path of the winter storm has a pretty distinct cutoff along I-70 for now, she said.
“The worst of the snow, the worst of the rain, the worst of the freezing rain or sleet that mixes in is going to be around Kansas City and points south,” Ritter said. “By Thursday afternoon, all of this is pulling away leaving us with a pretty chilly Friday morning forecast but then we warm up nicely heading into the weekend.”
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