Snow makes some KC roads slick. Frigid temps forecast before warmer Sunday
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- Snow and slick roads caused semi trucks to slide and slowed traffic on major interstates.
- NWS warns of icy spots; state DOT maps show treated, wet and partially covered highways.
- Temperatures drop to teens with subzero wind chill, then brief warmup near 41 Sunday.
Roads could be slick after overnight snow in Kansas City and temperatures will hover in the teens and 20s Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
Snow flurries accumulated and caused some problems for drivers overnight Friday into early Saturday morning in some parts of the metro. A Facebook page called Independence Community Awareness posted feeds from KC Scout cameras that showed semi trucks had slid off roads and slow-moving traffic on Interstates 35, 435 and 29 just after midnight.
Drivers should still be vigilant for slick spots Saturday, the weather service said.
Kansas City road conditions
The Missouri Department of Transportation traveler information map shows most highways clear as of 10 a.m. However, portions of Interstates 49, 435 and 35 were still partially covered.
On the Kansas side of the metro, the KanDrive map reports icy spots, wet and treated pavement on parts of U.S. 69 Highway, from Louisburg to Linn Valley. Similar conditions are reported on portions of U.S. 169 Highway and Kansas 68 Highway.
Will KC have more snow?
According to the National Weather Service, snow showers are over, for the most part, in Kansas City over the next few days. Cold is expected to persist, though.
Saturday, Kansas City can expect a high temperature near 21 degrees, the forecast shows.. Mild wind is anticipated from the northwest, around 10 to 15 mph. Gusts could reach 26 mph, the forecast shows.
Light snow is possible across portions of northern and northeastern Missouri Saturday and Sunday afternoon, the weather service said on social media. Accumulation is expected to be around a tenth of an inch.
Saturday night, the low temperature could drop to around 12 degrees.
Brace for sub-zero wind chill
Then Sunday, Kansas City will brave wind chill temperatures just below 0 degrees before the region sees a brief warmup, according to the forecast.
Sunday’s high temperature is forecast near 41 degrees. Wind gusts could reach near 26 mph Sunday.
Temperatures are anticipated to dip again by Monday. Martin Luther King Jr. Day has a forecasted high temperature near 24 degrees.
