Storms to return to Kansas City. Will they dampen Memorial Day weekend?
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- Kansas City sees cooler, mostly sunny weather before showers Wednesday evening
- Rain, thunderstorms expected through Memorial Day weekend
- Heavy rainfall may cause minor flooding, depending on storm timing and spacing
The Kansas City area is expected to have a sunny, albeit cool, day, but the National Weather Service predicts that some brief showers could move into the area Wednesday evening.
Temperatures are expected to climb to around 72 degrees, a few degrees cooler than the 77 degrees typical of this time of year in the metro.
Clouds might move into areas north of U.S. 36 across northern Missouri. The weather service said areas to the south should stay mostly sunny.
There is a chance for some rain showers and thunderstorms on Wednesday evening, primarily along the Kansas and Missouri state line, the weather service said. The chance of severe weather is low, but there might be some small hail.
Areas to the west and south of the metro are at a greater risk of seeing severe weather.
Showers, thunderstorms in Memorial Day weekend forecast
Cooler temperatures are expected to linger through the end of the week, with temperatures hovering in the lower 70s south of Interstate 70 and upper 60s to the north, the weather service said.
After dry weather on Thursday, widespread showers and thunderstorms return Friday and continue through the Memorial Day weekend.
A few strong storms could develop, but “a more favorable environment for strong to severe storms will be over central Kansas, leaving general rain showers/storms for our forecast area into central Missouri,” the weather service said.
There is a chance that heavy rainfall could lead to minor flooding, but there may be enough time between storms to mitigate it, the weather service said.
Additional showers and storms are possible on Monday. Strong thunderstorms and heavy rains might occur depending on how the weather pattern develops, the weather service said.
This story was originally published May 21, 2025 at 7:44 AM.
