Today’s unseasonably high temperature of 63 may be followed by a winter storm in a few days, according to the National Weather Service.
On Friday, there is a 30 percent chance of sleet between noon and 2 p.m., with continued freezing rain likely on the weekend, the weather service said.
Today, a south wind of 8 to 15 mph will become northwest in the afternoon, with winds gusting as high as 29 mph, according to the weather service.
Freezing rain and sleet looks possible this weekend, the weather service said. There could be significant travel effects in the region, and possible power outages and downed tree limbs according to the weather service.
Freezing drizzle is not in Wyandotte County’s forecast for tonight, but it is possible to the east of the Kansas City area. Tonight’s low in Wyandotte County will be 21 with a north northwest wind of 10 mph, the weather service said.
Thursday’s high will be near 31 with a north northwest wind of around 8 mph, according to the weather service.
Thursday night, the low will be around 18 with a northeast wind of 7 to 10 mph, the weather service said.
Friday, there is a 30 percent chance of sleet between noon and 2 p.m., then a chance of freezing rain after 2 p.m., according to the weather service. The high will be near 27, with an east northeast wind of 8 to 10 mph.
Friday night, there is a 60 percent chance of freezing rain, mainly after midnight, with a low of 24, the weather service said.
Saturday, there is a 40 percent chance of freezing rain with a high near 31, according to the weather service.
Saturday night, there is a 60 percent chance of freezing rain before midnight, then freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet between midnight and 1 a.m., then freezing rain is likely after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 26.
Sunday, there is a 70 percent chance of freezing rain before 1 p.m., then rain or freezing rain is likely, according to the weather service. The high will be near 34.
Sunday night, there is a 70 percent chance of rain or freezing rain before 8 p.m., then freezing rain likely between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., then rain likely after 9 p.m., the weather service said. The low will be around 32.
On Monday, Martin Luther King Day, there is a 50 percent chance of rain, with a high near 44, according to the weather service.
Monday night, there will be a low of 30, the weather service said.
Tuesday, the high will be near 43, according to the weather service.