Cool, dry weather ahead

Fog and cloudy skies are in the forecast for Tuesday. This photo was near I-70 and 3rd Street, Kansas City, Kan. (KC Scout photo)
Fog and cloudy skies are in the forecast for Tuesday. This photo was near I-70 and 3rd Street, Kansas City, Kan. (KC Scout photo)

There is a slight chance for rain or drizzle across extreme northern Missouri tonight, but in the Kansas City area, the next chance for precipitation will not arrive until Sunday night or Monday, the National Weather Service said. It will be in the form of rain.

For Tuesday in Kansas City, Kan., expect a patchy fog before 10 a.m., then mostly cloudy, with a high near 55, the weather service said. An east southeast wind of 10 to 14 mph will gust as high as 20 mph.

Tonight, expect a low of 35, the weather service said, with a south wind of 11 to 13 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

On Wednesday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 41, according to the weather service. A west southwest wind of 10 to 14 mph will gust as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 27, the weather service said. The west wind will be 6 to 9 mph.

On Thursday, the high will be 39 with a west northwest wind of 7 to 11 mph, according to the weather service.

Thursday night, expect partly cloudy skies with a low of 24, the weather service said.

On Friday, it will be sunny with a high near 39, according to the weather service.

Friday night, expect mostly clear skies with a low of 26, the weather service said.

For Saturday, expect sunny skies with a high near 48, according to the weather service. Saturday night, the low will be around 38.

Sunday’s forecast is mostly cloudy with a high near 55, and breezy, the weather service said.