Cool, windy day ahead

Wind gusts could reach 36 mph today in Wyandotte County. (National Weather Service graphic)

A cool and windy day is ahead, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

The high was about 40 at 9 a.m., with a wind chill of 31, and temperatures were expected to reach only 41 today, the weather service said. Temperatures will drop to a low of 26 tonight.

Wind gusts from the west northwest may reach as high as 36 mph today, according to the weather service.

Today, there will be increasing clouds, with a high near 41, the weather service said. It will be breezy, with a west northwest wind of 17 to 23 mph, gusting as high as 36 mph.

Tonight, the low will be around 26 with a northwest wind of 7 to 14 mph, gusting as high as 24 mph, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 47 and a west northwest wind of 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 38, according to the weather service. A south southwest wind of 6 to 9 mph will become northwest after midnight. Winds may gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 50, the weather service said. A northwest wind of 5 to 10 mph will gust as high as 24 mph.

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

Monday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 59, the weather service said.

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

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

Tuesday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 52, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 58, the weather service said.

Wednesday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 32, according to the weather service.

Thursday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 47, the weather service said.