Lingering showers to clear, allowing KC to dry out. Severe weather likely this week
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to linger across the Kansas City area after strong thunderstorms rumbled through the metro early Sunday.
The showers are expected to dawdle in the area before exiting by early afternoon, the National Weather Service said in its forecast discussion.
Otherwise, Sunday will be much cooler and windy as temperatures will struggle to climb out of the mid-40s and mid-50s across the Kansas City area.
In the metro, temperatures will hover around 50 degrees, about 10 degrees cooler than the typical 61 degrees for this time of year. Overnight, temperatures are expected to be in the low mid-30s
“This may produce frost causing harm to sensitive vegetation,” the weather service said.
Those who got a jump on spring plantings will need to protect young plants. The last spring frost is typically around mid-April in Kansas City.
Despite the “copious” amount of sunshine on Monday, temperatures will only reach the mid-50s, according to the weather service. Overnight temperatures are expected to dip to the low 40s.
Warm weather, severe storms remain in KC’s forecast
Warmer weather is expected to return on Tuesday as a warm front moves through the region, the weather service said. Temperatures across the area are expected to climb into the mid-60s to near 70 in some areas. In the metro, temperatures are expected to be around 60 degrees.
Although it will be mostly dry during the day, strong storms could develop Tuesday night as a cold front approaches, the weather service said.
“This system will create the potential for thunderstorms Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning,” the weather service said. “These storms will be capable of producing large hail, with the greatest potential across northeast Kansas into northwest Missouri.”
There is potential for hail larger than golf balls north of a line from Kansas City to Trenton in north-central Missouri, the weather service said.
The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center has placed Kansas City and areas to the north at a slight risk of severe weather, with a chance of significant severe weather greater than 10%.
The storms are expected to shift east of the metro by Wednesday afternoon, allowing temperatures to reach the low 70s in the metro. The weather service predicted a brief period of dry weather before the next round of storms.
At the end of the week, it appears that the weather will remain active, with more chances of rain from Thursday through Saturday as another weather system approaches, the weather service said.
Temperatures are expected to return to seasonal averages, remaining in the upper 50s to mid-60s through this period.
