One of the coldest days of the year began with dangerously cold subzero wind chills this morning in Wyandotte County.
The temperature was 3 degrees around 1 a.m., and 5 degrees at 4 a.m., with wind chill readings of minus 9 and minus 11.
But temperatures climbed to 15 degrees by 10 a.m., with a wind chill of zero, according to the National Weather Service. Today’s high is expected to be 27, as the area climbs out of the deep freeze.
Another surge of cold air is expected Friday night, that could bring wind chills into the minus 10 to minus 15 range in the region.
The weather service said there is a chance of scattered snow flurries between noon and 5 p.m. Thursday. Today’s wind will be 17 to 21 mph with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight, it will be partly cloudy with a low around 8. The wind chill will be between minus 6 and 4. The west wind will be 13 to 15, changing to north northwest after midnight. Winds may gust as high as 22 mph.
Friday’s high will be near 15, with a wind chill between minus 8 and 2. Northwet winds will be 10 to 13 mph with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low around 4. The wind chill will be between minus 3 and 2. The west northwest wind of 5 to 8 mph will become light and variable in the evening.
Saturday’s forecast is mostly sunny, with a high near 28. There will be a south wind of 5 to 13 mph.
Sunday, it will be partly sunny with a high near 35. Sunday night, there will be a 30 percent chance of snow, with a low around 23.
Monday, the 30 percent chance of snow continues, with a high near 30.
