Kansas City’s quiet weather won’t last. Midweek storms could turn severe
The weather on Tuesday will be a repeat of Monday — sunny, warm and dry — but the pleasant stretch won’t last. Storms could rumble back late Wednesday night into Thursday, with a few potentially severe, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures on Tuesday are expected to climb into the upper 80s to low 90s, right around the normal high of 88 degrees for this time of year.
Mostly dry weather is expected on Wednesday, but an area of low pressure to the east is expected to strengthen during the day.
Temperatures will begin to warm, climbing to the mid-90s by midweek with heat index values peaking on Thursday near 105 degrees for areas primarily south of Interstate 70. Forecasters said lower humidity will keep the heat less oppressive than last week.
After the hottest day of the week, incoming clouds and rain should bring a small break from the heat and muggy air, the weather service said.
Rain chances, between 30% and 60%, are expected to return overnight Wednesday, mainly after midnight. Far northwest Missouri has the best chance of seeing storms.
The Storm Prediction Center, part of the National Weather Service, has placed parts of northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri under a general thunderstorm outlook for Wednesday, so widespread severe weather is not expected.
Areas over central Kansas and Nebraska, closer to a cold front draped over the northern Plains, have a greater risk of severe weather.
Another round of showers and thunderstorms moves through the Kansas City area Thursday evening as a warm front lifts north. Storm chances increase to 50% to 70%.
The Storm Prediction Center has placed the Kansas City region, along with most of Kansas and Missouri, under marginal risk (Level 1 of 5) of severe weather.
Daily showers and thunderstorm chances linger through the end of the week. Rain chances are 30% to 40% for Friday, with those chances persisting through the night and declining through the day on Saturday. Forecasters expect temperatures to be in the upper 80s on both days.
Sunday and Monday are expected to be dry, though temperatures could reach the mid-90s again as the heat returns, the weather service said.
