Mild fall weather continues through Friday

National Weather Service graphic

Calm fall weather will continue through Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

Temperatures will gradually increase, going from a high of 55 on Wednesday, to 68 on Thursday and 72 on Friday.

Then showers with an isolated storm are possible overnight Friday into Saturday morning across the area, the weather service said. No hazardous weather is expected, outside of lightning.

Storms also are possible Sunday into Monday, according to the weather service, with no severe weather expected.

The Missouri River above Parkville, where the gauge is on I-435 between Wyandotte County and Platte County, has dropped out of minor flood stage and into action stage Wednesday morning. The Kansas River is below minor flood stage and below action stage.

Today, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 55 and a northwest wind of 6 to 8 mph, the weather service said.

Tonight, it will be mostly clear with a low of 40 and a calm wind, according to the weather service.

Thursday, it will be sunny with a high near 68 and a calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon, the weather service said.

Thursday night, there will be increasing clouds, with a low of 50 and a south wind of 6 mph, according to the weather service.

Friday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 72 and a south wind of 9 to 15 mph, gusting as high as 31 mph, the weather service said.

Friday night, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 a.m., with a low of 53. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.

Saturday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 68, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 47, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 72, the weather service said.

Sunday night, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 50, according to the weather service.

Monday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 63, the weather service said.

Monday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 45, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 61, the weather service said.

The Missouri River at Parkville, where the gauge is on I-435 over the Missouri River between Wyandotte and Platte counties, has dropped below minor flood stage on Wednesday morning and is in action stage. (National Weather Service graphic)

Grinter Sip ‘N’ Shop planned Thursday

Grinter Place Friends will be hold its annual Sip ‘N’ Shop fundraiser from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at 1400 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

For the $5 admission fee, those attending will receive three tickets for wine tastings from Rowe Ridge Winery. There also will be giveaways.

More than 20 vendors will provide unique items that are ideal for gifts.

Food and drink will be available for purchase from the Cajunation Food Truck.

The Grinter Quilter Bees will have their opportunity quilt on display. The quilt will be given away in January 2020.

For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/1400so78street/ .

  • Information from Pat Spencer, Grinter Place Friends

Local student named National Merit Commended Student

Mariah Connor

Mariah Connor of Kansas City, Kansas, a senior at Pembroke Hill School in Kansas City, Missouri, recently was recognized as a National Merit Commended Student.

About 34,000 of the 1.5 million students who took the PSAT are designated as Commended Students by the National Merit Scholarship Program. Pembroke Hill had 16 students recognized as National Merit Semifinalists and eight as Commended Students, representing 24 percent of the senior class.