Showers, thunderstorms expected in KC. Will your July 4th weekend be a washout?
Rounds of showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for the Fourth of July holiday weekend in Kansas City area, but don’t start canceling any plans to be outdoors yet.
“I don’t think it’s going to be a washout by any means,” Brad Temeyer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Kansas City, said during a holiday weather briefing.
“You may see a round of showers in the morning and then again in the evening,” he said. “That’s going to be specifically the case for Friday.”
Storms will mainly be confined to areas north of St. Joseph and over to Kirksville Friday morning, he said. There will be a renewed threat of storms Friday evening and night along and a little bit south of the Interstate 70 corridor, including the Kansas City metro area.
The chance of hit-and-miss showers and thunderstorms continue through the holiday weekend. The potential for severe storms is low.
Temperatures will be in the 80s and 90s throughout the holiday weekend. Conditions will be warmer on Monday, as temperatures in the area climb to the low to mid-90s. The heat index is expected to be between 100 and 105 degrees, according to the weather service.
For those headed to the Lake of the Ozarks region, the best threat of showers and thunderstorms is going to be Friday night into Saturday, Temeyer said. Any storms that do develop are expected to be hit-and-miss in nature.
This story was originally published June 30, 2022 at 11:01 AM.
