Category: Weather

Freezing drizzle and light rain is expected to develop late this afternoon and evening, changing over to a wintry mix overnight, the National Weather Service said.

The wintry mix will make a transition to all snow by Saturday morning, the weather service stated.

While snow amounts and locations are somewhat uncertain at this time, the Kansas City area is expected to receive less than an inch of snow, according to the weather service. Some ice is also possible through midday Saturday.

Colder temperatures will move in Saturday night and Sunday morning with lows in the single digits to low teens, and Sunday highs in the teens and lower 20s.

A winter weather advisory has been issued from 4 p.m. today through 10 a.m. Saturday morning for a mix of freezing drizzle, freezing rain and snow.

Ice accumulations of greater than one-tenth of an inch is possible along and south of I-70, with lower amounts to the north, the weather service said.

The weather service warned residents to be prepared for slippery roads and limited visibility and to use caution when driving.

The high today will be about 20 degrees, according to the National Weather Service, and there will be a 20 percent chance of flurries.

The temperature at 9 a.m. was 13 degrees, with a wind chill reading of 5. There is a chance for flurries before noon, then a chance of snow after noon, according to the weather service.

Tonight, there is a slight chance of snow showers between 9 p.m. and midnight, then a chance for flurries, the weather service said. The low will be around 16.

Friday, there may be scattered flurries before noon, with a high that day of 39, according to the weather service.

Friday night, there is a 50 percent chance of rain or freezing rain, the weather service said. The low will be around 31.

On Saturday, there is an 80 percent chance of freezing rain and sleet before 9 a.m., then snow, freezing rain and sleet between 9 a.m. and noon, the weather service said. After noon, there is a chance of snow. The high will be near 34. From 1 to 2 inches of accumulation is possible, the weather service said.

Saturday night, there is a 30 percent chance of snow before midnight, with a low of 13, the weather service said.

Sunday’s forecast will be partly sunny with a high near 21., the weather service said. Sunday night, the low will be around 4.