Today’s high near 81, cold front moves in Thursday night

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Calm and dry weather continues on Wednesday, with a high near 81, but a cold front will move into the area Thursday evening, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

Temperatures will drop to a high near 60 on Friday, the weather service said.

Friday night, look for a low around 40. The weekend will see a high near 65 on Saturday, according to the weather service.

Skies are cloudy today and while there has been the possibility of rain, most of the area missed out on rainfall overnight as a weak cold front moved through the area, the weather service said.

Drought continues in the Wyandotte County area, with Wyandotte County and the Kansas City area listed under “severe drought,” according to the weather service. The dry conditions could lead to elevated fire conditions.

Today, it will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81, the weather service said. There will be a west northwest wind of 6 to 9 mph.

Tonight, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 55 and a northwest wind of 3 to 6 mph, according to the weather service.

Thursday, it will be sunny, with a high near 80 and a light west northwest wind becoming north northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning, the weather service said. Winds may gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 47 and a north northeast wind of 7 to 11 mph, gusting as high as 18 mph, according to the weather service.

Friday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 60 and a north northeast wind of 7 to 10 mph, the weather service said.

Friday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 40, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be sunny, with a high near 65, the weather service said.

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

Sunday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 73, the weather service said.

Sunday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 53, according to the weather service.

Monday, Columbus Day, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 76, the weather service said.

Monday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 57, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 77, the weather service said.