Super Bowl weather: KC to see snow, below freezing temps as Tampa stays warm and rainy
By Cortlynn Stark
As the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday in Super Bowl LV, the high in the KC metro will be about 17 degrees, according to the National Weather Service .
There is a slight chance of snow as well, with a wind chill between -2 and 8 degrees. The weather service said there is a 20% chance of precipitation.
At least in Tampa, despite chances of showers, the high temperature is 78 degrees.
As snow fell across the Kansas City metro Saturday, dozens of Chiefs fans showed up at Union Station to pose for pictures ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl.
The Kansas City area was under a winter weather advisory all day Saturday, according to the weather service.
Chiefs fans Jennifer Bigler, left, and Jessica Suarez of Gardner, Kansas, braved the cold and snow for a selfie with a 26-foot-tall T-Rex complete with a Chiefs jersey and a mouthful of Buccaneer at Union Station on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. The Chiefs will face Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday in the Super Bowl. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
The national weather service roads were covered in snow from the Northland down to Johnson County.
2:20 PM: Traffic cameras across the KC Metro show snow covered roads in the Northland down into JoCo Kansas. The Ring Door bell cam at my house confirms this as well.
Still, that didn’t stop droves of Chiefs fans from taking selfies in front of the 26-foot-tall T-Rex adorned in a Chiefs jersey — complete with a mouthful of Buccaneer — outside Union Station.
Stacey Robinson, left of Grain Valley, and Meagan Cruse braved the cold to take photos of Karsyn, 3, and Kinley Cruse, 4, with the Chiefs mural at 1701 Main St., painted by by artist Phil Shafer, aka Sike Style of Sike Style Industries. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
Cars drove slowly down Main Street in Midtown Kansas City as a winter snow storm was moving through the metro area and leaving snow and frigid temperatures in its wake on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2012. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
A walker traversed a slope at Penn Valley Park during a snow storm Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021 in Kansas City. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
A pedestrian crosses West Pershing Road during a snow storm on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. The storm brought with it arctic air that will stick around the Kansas City area for the next several days. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com
This story was originally published February 6, 2021 at 4:41 PM.
