Heavy rains likely at end of weekend in Kansas City. Could cold weather bring first snow?
A dry and warmer-than-usual weekend is likely across the Kansas City area, but drenching rains and the coldest weather so far this season will follow close behind, according to the National Weather Service.
“Unseasonably warm weather continues through Saturday, possibly into Sunday/Monday,” the weather service said on social media.
Friday and Saturday will have temperatures in the mid-60s, about 10 degrees warmer than usual. Typically, Kansas City sees temperatures of 54 degrees this time of year.
The weather will remain relatively quiet, but gusty winds between 25 and 30 mph are expected by Saturday afternoon.
“Fortunately, recent rains mitigate fire weather concerns; however, it would be best not to burn if you were considering it,” the weather service said in its forecast discussion.
There is slight chance of showers in far northwest Missouri in the afternoon and evening.
Widespread storms could bring heavy rains
The weather takes a turn on Sunday as a storm system approaches the Kansas City area.
Temperatures will remain above average — 62 degrees on Sunday and 64 degrees on Monday — but skies will become mostly cloudy.
The weather service said widespread rain is expected to move into the area overnight Sunday or early Monday morning.
“Rain, some heavy downpours, and isolated thunderstorms linger through the day Monday exiting early Tuesday morning,” the weather service said.
Between one and two inches of rain is expected across a widespread area in the Kansas City region.
What about the possibility of snow?
After Tuesday, the forecast becomes more uncertain, the weather service said.
By the latter half of next week, much colder weather will arrive, with temperatures falling near or below freezing on Thursday and Friday mornings, the weather service said.
The weather service said that the cold overnight temperatures and an atmospheric disturbance could bring a chance for wintry precipitation late Wednesday into Thursday.
However, significant accumulation is unlikely, “just enough to count as first of the season,” the weather service said.
Typically, Kansas City sees its first snow — .01 of an inch or more — on Nov. 28.
