Will storms plague the Chiefs-Buccaneers’ Monday night game? Here’s what forecast says
Keep that rain gear handy, as the National Weather Service predicts showers and thunderstorms will continue in the Kansas City area on Monday.
“Another day, another round of showers and some rumbles of thunder, including potential for a few strong to severe storms,” the weather service said on X, formerly Twitter.
The metro will get brief relief from the rain, but storms are expected to lift into the Kansas City area later in the morning and early afternoon, the weather service said.
One to three inches of rain is possible, with the highest amounts east of Interstate 35 and the Kansas City metro area. Some areas in the far southern part of the region could see up to five inches of rain.
A few of the storms have the potential to be severe. If severe weather develops, the weather service said the primary threat will be damaging winds and possibly tornadoes.
The areas at the greatest threat of severe weather are south and east of Kansas City, generally east of a line from around Moberly to Sedalia and Clinton. The weather service’s Storm Prediction Center has placed that area under a slight risk of severe weather.
The timing for the severe weather will roughly be between 4 and 9 p.m., the weather service said.
Temperatures are expected to climb to around 68 degrees. Typically, Kansas City sees temperatures of 59 degrees this time of year.
Rainy weather during the Chiefs’ Monday night game?
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue into the evening, with the potential for periods of heavy rainfall, the weather service said.
Rain is likely with a chance of thunderstorms at the 7:15 p.m. kickoff of the Kansas City Chiefs/Tampa Bay Buccaneers football game at Arrowhead Stadium.
Temperatures will be in the mid-60s with winds under 10 mph.
The storms will gradually exit to the east, with winds shifting from the south to the northeast. Temperatures will fall into the upper 50s overnight.
Cooler and drier weather in the forecast
The rain is expected to end by Tuesday morning, and cloudy skies will gradually become mostly sunny, the weather service said.
The weather will be more seasonable, with temperatures in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees through the end of the week.
Rain chances return to the Kansas City area on Friday and Saturday, the weather service said.
This story was originally published November 4, 2024 at 7:40 AM.
