Rain may continue through Friday afternoon

Motorists faced wet pavement on their way to work on I-70 near 78th in Kansas City, Kan., on Friday morning. (KC Scout photo)
Motorists faced wet pavement on their way to work on I-70 near 78th in Kansas City, Kan., on Friday morning. (KC Scout photo)

Roads were wet in Wyandotte County as motorists commuted to work on Friday morning.

According to the National Weather Service, there was also fog in some areas. The chance of rain continues throughout much of Friday, the weather service said.

Most of the rain will fall before 3 p.m., according to the weather service.

Tonight, there will be mostly cloudy skies with a low of 34.

Saturday’s forecast is partly sunny and a high near 40. Saturday night, skies will be mostly cloudy with a low around 31.

For Sunday, skies will be mostly cloudy with a high near 44. Sunday night, the low will be around 35..

Monday warms up, with a high near 51, and Monday night, a low around 29.

Tuesday, expect mostly sunny skies and a high near 47. Tuesday night, the low will be 34.

For Wednesday, the forecast is partly sunny and a high near 52. Wednesday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 41.

Thursday, expect partly sunny skies and a high near 54.

Rainfall amounts (National Weather Service graphic)
Rainfall amounts (National Weather Service graphic)

Rain in forecast tonight

Skies will be cloudy today with a high near 41. The temperature was 34 at 9 a.m.

Areas of drizzle this morning fell to the east and south of Kansas City, Kan.

Tonight, there is a 90 percent chance of rain after 1 a.m. The low will be 38.

On Friday, expect a 100 percent chance of rain and a high near 47, winds will become 5 mph from the east in the morning.

Friday night, rain is likely before 7 p.m. Skies will be mostly cloudy with a low around 34. A north wind will be from 6 to 8 mph. The chance of rain will be 60 percent..

Saturday, it will be partly sunny with a high near 40, and wind from 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday night, the skies will be mostly cloudy with a low near 31.

Sunday’s forecast is mostly cloudy, and a high near 45. Sunday night, it will be mostly cloudy with a low around 35.

On Monday, skies will be mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Monday night, the low will be 31.

Temperatures to climb to about 41 today

Temperatures will climb to a high near 41 degrees today, according to the National Weather Service.

The weak cold front that slides through the area early this morning lacks any real push of cold air behind it, so that temperatures actually may be a little warmer than Tuesday, the weather service said.

Skies today will be mostly sunny, and tonight’s forecast will change to mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Winds will return from the south later tonight, bringing an increase in moisture from the Gulf Coast states, the weather service said.

This could set the stage for some light freezing drizzle Thursday morning across areas near and south of the Missouri River. On Thursday morning, there will be a slight chance of freezing drizzle before 10 a.m., then a slight chance of drizzle between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., according to the weather service.

Any precipitation that does develop Thursday will be very light and may struggle to develop at all, according to the weather service. The most likely areas to have drizzle before 10 a.m. will be between Boonville, Mo., and the Kansas City area.

The skies will be cloudy Thursday with a high near 40.

Thursday night, there is a 40 percent chance of rain after midnight. The low will be 36. The heaviest rain is expected to fall near and south of I-70.

The 40 percent chance of rain continues on Friday. The high will be near 44.

Friday night’s weather will be mostly cloudy with a low of 33.

Saturday, expect partly sunny skies and a high near 41. Saturday night, the low will be around 31.

Sunday, the high will be near 45, and on Sunday night, the low will be around 33.

Monday, expect mostly sunny skies and a high near 44. Monday night, the low will be around 28.

Tuesday, the high will be near 42.