Category: Weather

A winter storm is expected to arrive Friday afternoon and continue through Saturday in the region, according to the National Weather Service.

The highest snowfall totals are to the northern part of the state, where more than 4 inches of snow is possible, according to the weather service.

Wyandotte County should receive from 1 to 3 inches of snow on Friday night, and around an inch or two of snow on Saturday, the weather service said.

There will be bitterly cold wind chill readings on Sunday, according to the weather service, as the low will be around 10 Saturday night.

Today, there is a 50 percent chance of rain after 4 p.m., with a high between 46 and 51, and an east wind of 5 to 8 mph, the weather service said.

Friday night, there is a 100 percent chance of rain before 1 a.m., followed by rain and snow between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m., then snow after 2 a.m., according to the weather service. There may be patchy fog after 9 p.m. The low will be around 22 to 26. An east wind of 6 to 11 mph will become north northeast 13 to 18 mph after midnight, and winds may gust as high as 34 mph. From 1 to 3 inches of snow are possible.

Saturday, there is a 70 percent chance of snow, with snow likely before 9 a.m., and patchy blowing snow is possible before 11 a.m., the weather service said. There may be areas of freezing fog before 8 a.m. The high will be near 26 with a north northeast wind of 15 to 20 mph, gusting to 33 mph. About an inch or two of snow is possible.

Saturday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 9, according to the weather service. A north wind of 8 to 13 mph may gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 35, the weather service said.

Sunday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 25, according to the weather service.

Monday, Martin Luther King Day, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 41, the weather service said.

Monday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 31, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 49, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 21, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 32, the weather service said.

Wednesday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 10, according to the weather service.

Thursday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 25, the weather service said.

Wyandotte County could get snow on Friday night and Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

The heaviest amounts of snow will be to the north of the Kansas City area, the weather service said.

The Wyandotte County forecast says from 1 to 3 inches of snow is possible on Friday night, with another chance of snow on Saturday morning.

Rain is likely Friday afternoon, transitioning to snow between 6 p.m. and midnight Friday night, according to the weather service.

There is likely to be accumulating snowfall and occasional blowing snow through Saturday morning, the weather service said. Winds could gust up to 26 mph Saturday, making travel more difficult with the potential of blowing snow.

Frigid wind chills are likely Saturday and Sunday morning, according to the weather service.

Today’s weather will be quiet, with a high near 55, the weather service said. A north northwest wind of 5 to 13 mph will gust as high as 25 mph.

Tonight, there will be increasing clouds, with a low of 31, according to the weather service. A north northwest wind around 5 mph will become calm.

Friday, there is a 30 percent chance of rain after noon, with a high near 44, the weather service said. An east southeast wind of 5 to 8 mph will gust as high as 18 mph.

Friday night, rain is in the forecast before 11 p.m., then rain and snow between 11 p.m. and midnight, then snow after midnight, according to the weather service. There is a 90 percent chance of precipitation. The low will be around 25 with an east wind of 6 to 11 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds may gust as high as 20 mph. From 1 to 3 inches of snow accumulation is possible.

Saturday, there is a 50 percent chance of snow before noon, the weather service said. It will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. A north northeast wind of 14 to 18 mph will gust as high as 26 mph.

Saturday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low near 11, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 33, the weather service said.

Sunday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 23, according to the weather service.

On Monday, Martin Luther King Day, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 41, the weather service said.

Monday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 29, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 49, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 23, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 36, the weather service said.

Quiet weather with above normal temperatures is in the forecast for Wednesday and Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

Accumulating snow will be more likely Friday night through midday Saturday, the weather service said.

The greatest potential for at least 2 inches of snow is to the north, near the St. Joseph, Missouri, area and north of Highway 36, according to the weather service.

Lesser amounts are more likely along and south of Interstate 70, the weather service said.

At this time, it appears that an inch or less of snow is in the Wyandotte County forecast. There is still uncertainty with storm track and timing, affecting potential snow amounts, according to the weather service.

Today, it will be mostly cloudy, then becoming sunny during the afternoon, with a high near 52, the weather service said. A south southwest wind of 5 to 10 mph will become west northwest in the afternoon, and winds may gust as high as 20 mph.

Tonight, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 34, according to the weather service, with a west southwest wind of 5 to 7 mph.

Thursday, it will be sunny, with a high near 52, the weather service said. A west wind of 5 to 13 mph will become north northwest in the afternoon, and winds may gust as high as 22 mph.

Thursday night, there will be increasing clouds, with a low around 30, according to the weather service. A north northwest wind of 5 mph will become light and variable.

Friday, there is a 30 percent chance of rain after noon, with a high near 43, the weather service said. An east southeast wind of 5 to 9 mph will gust as high as 18 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of precipitation is in the forecast.

Friday night, there is a 70 percent chance of precipitation, with rain likely before 10 p.m., then snow and rain likely between 10 p.m. and midnight, followed by snow after midnight, according to the weather service. The low will be around 24. Between a quarter and half-inch of precipitation is possible.

Saturday, there is a 40 percent chance of snow before noon, the weather service said. The high will be near 31.

Saturday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 15, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 38, the weather service said.

Sunday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 23, according to the weather service.

Monday, Martin Luther King Day, it will be sunny with a high near 41, the weather service said.

Monday, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 26, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 49, the weather service said.