Mostly cloudy skies today with high of 44

Rain will be likely Thursday morning in Wyandotte County. (National Weather Service graphic)
Rain also is expected Thursday evening in Wyandotte County. (National Weather Service graphic)
Rain is possible Thursday and Friday in the Kansas City area. (National Weather Service graphic)

With patchy fog on Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies today with a high of 44.

The next chance for rain will be Wednesday night into Thursday, when a quarter and a half-inch of rain is possible, the weather service said.

There is a slight chance of wintry mix Thursday night close to Missouri-Iowa and Nebraska border, according to the weather service. However, the Wyandotte County forecast shows a low of 36 and rain only on Thursday night.

More rain is possible Sunday through Monday, the weather service said.

The extended outlook for Dec. 13 to Dec. 19 calls for below normal temperatures and above normal precipitation.

Today, it will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 44 and a north wind of 3 to 6 mph, the weather service said.

Tonight, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 33 and a calm wind, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 48 and a calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph, the weather service said.

Wednesday night, there is a 40 percent chance of rain after midnight, with a low of 41, according to the weather service. The low will be around 41 with an east wind of 3 to 6 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is in the forecast.

Thursday, there is a 90 percent chance of rain after midnight, with a low of 41 and an east wind of 3 to 6 mph, the weather service said. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is in the forecast.

Thursday night, there is a 50 percent chance of rain before midnight, with a low of 36, according to the weather service. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is possible.

Friday, it will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 45, the weather service said.

Friday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 33, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 48, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 35, according to the weather service.

Sunday, there is a 30 percent chance of rain, with a high near 47, the weather service said.

Sunday night, there is a 40 percent chance of rain, with a low of 39, according to the weather service.

Monday, there is a 60 percent chance of rain, with a high near 48, the weather service said.

Emergency vehicles reported on I-70 at 18th

Emergency vehicles have been reported at 8:24 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, on eastbound I-70 near the 18th Street Expressway, according to KC Scout. (KC Scout photo)

Exit closed on I-70 at Fairfax

The westbound exit to Fairfax District has been closed at 6:59 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. Motorists are asked to use an alternate route. (KC Scout photo)
The westbound exit to Fairfax District has been closed at 6:59 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. Motorists are asked to use an alternate route. (KC Scout photo)

KCK police arrest homicide suspect

Kansas City, Kansas, police have arrested a suspect in relation to the Nov. 21 homicide of Loren Flores, 23, a resident.

Miguel Flores, 32, was arrested and charged in Wyandotte County, a police spokesman stated.

Flores, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, is currently charged with first-degree murder by the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s office, according to the spokesman. He is currently being held in the Wyandotte County Jail on a $250,000 bond.

According to the spokesman, detectives said the couple were married but in the process of a divorce when he shot his estranged wife outside a residence. Flores then fled the scene, but was taken into custody a short time later by police, the spokesman stated.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS, according to the spokesman. All tips will remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash award, police stated.