But there will be an extreme fire danger today, and Wyandotte County is under a red flag warning from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., the National Weather Service said. Residents are warned not to burn outdoors.
Although it rained last night, there will be high winds today plus relative humidity values of 15 to 25 percent, according to the weather service. The conditions will allow any wet fuels to dry out and cause extreme fire danger, the weather service said.
Tornados and high-wind destruction last night damaged the Johnson County (Kansas) Executive Airport, Leawood, Kansas, and Oak Grove, Missouri, homes and buildings, plus many other places in a three-state area.
Many power outages were reported Monday night in Kansas City, Kansas, according to the Board of Public Utilities’ outage map. Possibly thousands of people were without power at one time.
Also, today there is a scheduled test, a National Weather Service tornado preparedness drill, scheduled between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., according to the Unified Government. Sirens may sound at that time. If there is threatening weather at that time, the test will be canceled.
Today, the high will be near 59 with sunny skies, the weather service said. A west wind of 7 to 12 mph could increase to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon, gusting to as high as 40 mph.
Tonight, it will be clear with a low of 34, the weather service said. A southwest wind of 6 to 15 mph will gust as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday, expect sunny skies with a high of 67, according to the weather service. A southwest wind of 6 to 16 mph will gust as high as 79 mph.
Wednesday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 42, the weather service said. There will be a south southwest wind of 8 mph.
Thursday, skies will be mostly sunny with a high near 69, according to the weather service. A south southwest wind of 7 mph will become north in the afternoon.
Thursday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 36, the weather service said.
Friday, the forecast will be mostly sunny with a high near 52, according to the weather service.
Friday night, there is a 60 percent chance of rain after midnight, mixing with snow after 3 a.m., the weather service said. The low will be around 34.
Saturday, expect a 70 percent chance of rain and snow, then becoming all rain after 9 a.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 44.
Saturday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low of 26, according to the weather service.