Low 70s Friday, snow and freezing rain Sunday? What’s ahead in KC’s wild forecast
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- Warm spell: highs reach the 70s Friday after mild midweek temps.
- A cold front could move through on Saturday, dropping temperatures.
- Weekend risk: 20–35% freezing rain (≥0.01"), 30–50% snow (≥0.1").
Kansas City may trade sunglasses for ice scrapers this weekend as a storm system threatens to bring freezing rain and accumulating snow after several days of unusually warm weather, according to the National Weather Service.
“Pleasant temperatures look to prevail through the remainder of the work week and to start the weekend before easing back toward seasonal norms for a couple of days,” the weather service said.
Temperatures are expected to climb to around 58 degrees on Wednesday and 62 on Thursday, with Friday especially warm, with highs in the 70s. It will be about 10 degrees cooler on Saturday, but still above Kansas City’s average high of around 48 degrees for this time of year.
Light rain is expected to move across the area Wednesday night. While most places will see only rain, a wintry mix of rain and snow may fall near the Iowa border and across northeast Missouri, the weather service said. Light freezing drizzle will also be possible across parts of northern and northeastern Missouri.
The metro could see a jarring return to winter weather this weekend as a cold front moves through the area on Saturday. The timing of the front is still uncertain, and it could make it much colder or warmer than the current forecast high of around 60 degrees, depending on when it arrives.
Temperatures will be much colder on Sunday, around 42 degrees, as the front stalls south of Kansas City, setting the stage for the potential of wintry weather from Sunday into Monday morning. The precipitation is not expected to fall the entire time, the weather service said.
There is a 20-35% chance for at least .01 of an inch of freezing rain and a 30-50% chance for at least .1 of an inch of snow, according to the weather service.
“Shifts in (the) storm track will greatly affect precipitation type and potential impacts,” the weather service said.
