Dry, warm weather expected in Kansas City before next round of showers, thunderstorms
A few showers are expected to linger across the Kansas City area before giving way to a dry, breezy and unseasonably warm day on Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.
A warm front is expected to lift north across the area, sending temperatures into the lower 80s in the metro under mostly sunny skies, the weather service said. Typically, temperatures are in the upper 60s this time of year in Kansas City.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to return in the afternoon and evening primarily along the Missouri and Iowa border. An isolated strong to severe storm is possible with large hail being the the primary threat.
In the Kansas City metro area, skies will be mostly clear overnight Wednesday, with temperatures hovering around the mid-60s.
Warm and breezy conditions are expected Thursday, with temperatures expected to be around 80 degrees in the metro.
The active weather pattern is also expected to continue with a few strong to severe storms possible across eastern Kansas and western Missouri. These storms could produce large hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter and damaging winds with gusts of 60 mph, the weather service said.
Severe weather will be possible Thursday evening into early Friday, with the strongest storms more likely across far eastern Kansas and far western Missouri.
There is some uncertainty as to how the storms would affect the Kansas Chiefs football game versus the Denver Broncos which kicks off at 7:15 p.m. at Arrowhead Stadium.
“There’s a potential that storms may not reach the MO/KS border until after 9 or 10 p.m.,” the weather service said.
Fans headed to the game are advised to check the latest forecast.
The storms may initially develop as supercells — large thunderstorms with deep and persistent rotating updrafts that look like a tall storm clouds with anvils or elongated clouds at the top, the weather service said in its forecast discussion.
The storms, however, should quickly evolve into a line of storms capable of producing damaging winds. They are expected to weaken as they push through the region overnight, the weather serviced said.
The weather service’s Storm Prediction Center has placed an area west of the immediate Kansas City area at a greater risk of severe storms.
Showers will be possible again on Friday as cold front moves through moves through the area, bringing cooler conditions.
Temperatures are expected to be in the mid-60s on Friday and the mid-50s on Saturday and Sunday.
