A few clouds and rising temperatures ahead
Things are starting to feel more like spring
A few clouds and rising temperatures ahead
Things are starting to feel more like spring
KANSAS. SO YOU’LL KNOW FIRST. THIS IS FIRST ALERT. GOOD WEATHER. NICE TO HEAR THAT. WE’VE GOT SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES TO LOOK FORWARD TO AND THAT INCLUDES BASEBALL’S OPENING DAY. YEAH, IT’S GOING TO BE GREAT ON THURSDAY FOR THE ROYALS. WE’RE GOING TO SEE THOSE TEMPERATURES WARMING UP CLOSE TO 70 DEGREES. SO MAYBE LIKE SPRINGTIME TEMPERATURES. YOU’LL ENJOY THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. BUT WITH THAT SPRINGTIME WARM UP, WE’RE ALSO GOING TO SEE SOME SPRINGTIME AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS. AND I’LL SHOW YOU WHAT AREAS COULD SEE, POTENTIALLY SOME SEVERE WEATHER. THAT’S COMING UP HERE IN ABOUT 2 MINUTES. RIGHT NOW, THOUGH, NOT A BAD AFTERNOON. LOOKING OVER THE PLAZA, WE HAVE THE SUNSHINE. IS IT A LITTLE COOL FOR LATE MARCH? YES, WE’RE 50 DEGREES. TYPICALLY THIS TIME OF YOUR HIGHS SHOULD BE CLOSER TO 60 OR ABOUT TEN DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. HUMIDITY AT 34%. WE HAVE A LIGHT NORTH NORTHWEST WIND AT FIVE MILES AN HOUR. MOST OF US UPPER FORTIES AND LOW FIFTIES, 49 IN LIBERTY. 50 DEGREES FOR LEAVENWORTH AND OLATHE. 51 IN BELTON LEE SUMMIT. YOU’RE 50 DEGREES. 48 FOR WARRENSBURG. 47 DEGREES FOR A SEDALIA EVENING PLANS. WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE THAT MOSTLY CLEAR SKY AND OUR TEMPERATURES WILL JUST GRADUALLY COOL OUT OF THE FIFTIES THROUGH THE FORTIES, EVENTUALLY MID FORTIES BY 9 P.M. LOWER FORTIES AT 10:00 THIS EVENING. SO IF YOU DO HAVE EVENING PLANS, TAKE THAT JACKET WITH YOU. BE ON THE SAFE SIDE. TOMORROW MORNING WE’RE GOING TO WAKE UP WITH LOWS NEAR THE FREEZING MARK AND WE’LL WATCH FOR SOME CLOUD TO DRIFT. THEN I’D SAY ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE NORTHERN KANSAS, NORTHERN MISSOURI, CLOSER TO CAMERON, SAINT JOSEPH ATCHISON, YOU’RE GOING TO PROBABLY SEE MORE OF THOSE CLOUDS COMPARED TO SOMEWHERE LIKE BUTLER, LA OR GARNETT. AND IN THE METRO, WE’RE KIND OF RIGHT ON THAT LINE THERE. SO WE’LL CALL IT PARTLY SUNNY FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY MORNING. BUT I THINK FROM THERE WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY HEADING INTO THE AFTERNOON, MEANING WE’RE GOING TO SEE A LITTLE MORE SUNSHINE AND OUR TEMPERATURES WILL GET BACK TO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 50. SO A LITTLE WARMER THAN TODAY. A LITTLE CLOSER TO NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. AND THEN WE SEE THE BIG BUMP IN TEMPERATURE THAT COMES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. SO HIGHS TOMORROW, 58 IN KANSAS CITY, 59 FOR OLATHE IN BELTON, 59 FOR LEE SUMMIT UPPER FORTIES AND LOWER FIFTIES IN NORTHERN MISSOURI. NORTHERN KANSAS MORE THE LOWER SIXTIES FARTHER SOUTH. AND THEN CHECK OUT THE BOOST IN TEMPERATURE FOR THURSDAY. UPPER SIXTIES AND LOWS 70. SO WE GET ON THE ABOVE NORMAL SIDE OF NORMAL AS THAT WARM PUSH OF AIR COMES IN. THURSDAY WE’RE ALSO GOING TO SEE THAT FOR FRIDAY AS WELL. NOW, I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT WITH THAT WARMER AIR, THE WIND WILL REALLY INCREASE. SO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, WE’RE GOING TO SEE SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS. SO A STEADIER WIND. OF 25 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THOSE GUSTS, 45 TO 55 MILES AN HOUR. SO IT WILL BE VERY WINDY HERE. TO ROUND OUT THE WEEK. SO THE POTENTIAL FOR TREE DAMAGE, ESPECIALLY SOME OF THOSE SMALLER LIMBS, COULD SEE SOME OF THOSE GO DOWN. SO WE’LL BE WATCHING FOR THAT. AND THAT COULD LEAD TO SOME POWER OUTAGES. WE DON’T EXPECT WIDESPREAD OUTAGES, BUT THERE COULD BE SOME THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. I ALSO MENTIONED WE ARE MONITORING THUNDERSTORMS AND THIS WILL BE FOR FRIDAY. RIGHT NOW, THE METRO, WE HAVE THAT POSSIBILITY HERE IN YELLOW. AND THE FARTHER RESEARCH GOES, 65 HIGHWAY MARSHALL, SEDALIA DOWN TOWARDS WARSAW. YOU HAVE THAT MEDIUM THREAT THAT WE’LL BE WATCHING FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON, POSSIBLY INTO THE EARLY EVENING. RIGHT NOW, LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE CLOSER TO MIDDAY OR EARLY AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY. WITH THAT IN MIND, IMPACT DAY ON FRIDAY FOR THAT RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. WE MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE TO MAKE THURSDAY AN IMPACT DAY BECAUSE OF THE WIND. OTHERWISE, IT LOOKS GREAT FOR THE ROYALS HOME AND SEASON OPENER. FRIDAY WATCHING FOR THUNDERSTORMS. SATURDAY SUNSHINE BUT BLUSTERY AND COOLER. A HIGH OF ONLY 55. WE’RE RIGHT BACK IN THOSE MID SEVENTIES ON SUNDAY WITH
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A few clouds and rising temperatures ahead
Things are starting to feel more like spring
A few clouds and rising temperatures ahead for Kansas City. Things are finally starting to feel more like spring. More sunshine and highs in the low 60s are in-store for Wednesday.Strong winds arrive Thursday and Friday, bringing gusts of up to 45 mph. Friday will be an impact day as well, with severe storms possible in the afternoon. Cooler temps briefly return Saturday, then highs bounce back into the 60s and 70s into next week.
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A few clouds and rising temperatures ahead for Kansas City.
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Things are finally starting to feel more like spring.
More sunshine and highs in the low 60s are in-store for Wednesday.
Strong winds arrive Thursday and Friday, bringing gusts of up to 45 mph. Friday will be an impact day as well, with severe storms possible in the afternoon.
Cooler temps briefly return Saturday, then highs bounce back into the 60s and 70s into next week.