Here it comes: Winter-like cold marching towards Kansas City; temperatures to tumble
Hope you have your coat handy Kansas City — it’s about to get chilly.
A strong cold front entering northwest Missouri Thursday morning is expected to send temperatures tumbling Thursday night in Kansas City.
And the much colder conditions are expected to linger for several days, according to the National Weather Service in Kansas City.
It might be hard to believe that winter-like temperatures are on the way so soon. After all, it was 70 degrees at 10 a.m. at Kansas City International Airport. That’s well above 56 degrees that is typically seen in Kansas City this time of year.
But the colder weather is indeed coming.
“The cold front is entering northwest Missouri (heading SE) as we speak,” the weather service said about 8:45 a.m. on Twitter. “The temperatures at Nebraska City (Nebraska) dropped from 68 to 46 in the past 40 minutes! Prepare for a different day, that is on its way!”
Weather conditions over the next several days will be about 20 degrees below normal starting Friday. Several areas could see temperatures fall into the teens on multiple nights, the weather service said.
At KCI, the daytime temperatures are expected to be slightly above freezing on Friday and Saturday and then hanging around 40 degrees through Wednesday of next week. Overnight conditions are expected to range in the upper teens to mid-20s.
As the cold front pushes it way through Thursday, a line of storms are expected to develop. A few of the storms could be strong or marginally severe Thursday afternoon and night.
The main threat is damaging winds of up to 60 mph.
