Bitter cold, dangerous wind chills spill across Kansas City behind historic winter storm
Bitterly cold air and dangerous wind chills have spread across Kansas City as a historic winter storm exited the region early Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
The bone-chilling temperatures are expected to linger most of the week, with wind chills dropping below zero each morning.
Snow from the massive winter storm that brought blizzard conditions ended early Monday, leaving behind dry conditions. Sunday’s snowfall was the fourth-largest single-day snowfall on record in Kansas City.
At Kansas City International Airport, temperatures dropped into the single digits overnight, falling to 8 degrees shortly before 6 a.m. The wind chill dipped to 4 degrees below zero.
The weather service issued a cold weather advisory, which is in effect until 11 a.m. Monday, for Kansas City and parts of Kansas and Missouri. The advisory warns that wind chills as low as 15 degrees below zero are expected.
“The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken,” the weather service advised. “Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.”
Frigid temps to remain in Kansas City
The extreme and dangerous cold is expected to linger in the metro. From Monday through Wednesday, daily temperatures will not climb out of the teens, and overnight temperatures will plummet to near zero degrees.
Wind chills will plunge to between -5 and -15 degrees each morning through Thursday.
Temperatures will climb into the 20s on Thursday and around freezing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
More snow on the way?
Outside of the chance of furies before sunrise on Monday, the weather service said the rest of the week will likely remain dry and quiet.
A weather pattern could develop in the southwest part of the U.S. and northwest Mexico later in the week, bringing a small chance of rain or snow to Missouri. However, the weather service said it’s likely to stay south of Kansas City.
The weather service said another weather system will likely pass through early next week, but it doesn’t seem to have enough energy or moisture to cause any significant weather changes.
This story was originally published January 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM.
