How’s the weather looking for Memorial Day in KC, Lake of Ozarks? Here’s latest forecast
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Memorial Day Weekend around Kansas City
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If the gray, rainy conditions over Kansas City have you down, take a peek at what’s in store for the Memorial weekend: dry weather and hot temperatures.
“The system that is currently over our area is going to be on its way Thursday evening,” said Scott Blair, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Kansas City. “So by the time we get into the weekend and Memorial Day, this will be a distant memory.”
Not bad for what many consider the unofficial start of the summer season.
The forecast for the holiday weekend does not call for any rainfall for the Kansas City area. With that, temperatures are going to be considerably warmer, Blair said.
Temperatures are expected to be pushing into the middle and upper 80s this weekend and into Memorial Day.
“So it’s a pretty drastic change in temperatures from what we’ve been expecting the last few days here,” Blair said.
Temperatures have been on the cool side since Saturday, remaining in the 60s in Kansas City. Temperatures typically are around 78 degrees this time of year in the area.
Weather conditions on Friday are looking to be closer to normal. Temperatures are expected climb into the 80s on Saturday and near 90s on Sunday and Monday.
Wind conditions are expected to remain rather calm, although it looks like southerly winds will be a little breezy Sunday and Monday afternoon. That might be something to factor into any holiday plans, but they are not expected to reach an extreme level, Blair said.
The forecast for the Lake of the Ozarks mirrors what Kansas City is expecting.
“Right now it’s not going to be any different with respect to rain chances and temperatures,” Blair said. “Maybe a degree or two cooler, but no real large change.”
This story was originally published May 25, 2022 at 7:55 AM.
