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Classes at Harmon High School were canceled for Friday, Nov. 18, after a major electrical outage on, according to a website announcement by the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools.
Electrical crews from the Board of Public Utilities were working on the outage, according to the statement.
Unfortunately, crews were not able to get power restored on Thursday, for Friday’s classes, the school district stated on its website.
The wind chill was 6 degrees at 9 a.m. Friday in Wyandotte County, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures were well below normal at 19 degrees, the weather service said.
Today’s high will be near 28, according to the weather service. At tonight’s Mayor’s Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at KCK City Hall, starting at 4 p.m., temperatures will reach 26 degrees at 4 p.m. and will be about 23 degrees at 7 p.m., according to the weather service forecast.
Seasonable temperatures should return next week with highs in the 40s on Sunday and 50s by Monday, the weather service said.
Thanksgiving Day temperatures could be in the high 30s or low 40s with low rain chances, according to the weather service.
Today, it will be sunny, with a high near 28, the weather service said. A west northwest wind of 7 to 11 mph will gust as high as 21 mph.
Tonight, it will be clear, with a low around 20, according to the weather service. A southwest wind will be 5 to 13 mph with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday, it will be sunny, with a high near 33, the weather service said. A northwest wind of 8 to 16 mph will gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday night, it will be clear, with a low of 19 and a north northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm, according to the weather service.
Sunday, it will be sunny, with a high near 47, the weather service said. A south southwest wind of 6 to 14 mph will gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday night, it will be clear, with a low of 32, according to the weather service.
Monday, it will be sunny, with a high near 52, the weather service said.
Monday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 33, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 54, the weather service said.
Tuesday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low of 34, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, there is a chance of sprinkles, with partly sunny skies and a high near 53, the weather service said.
Wednesday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 35, according to the weather service.
On Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 37, the weather service said.
For more weather information, see www.weather.gov.
Mayor Tyrone A. Garner along with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, are holding the 2022 Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Lighting Festival from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas.
Mayor Garner said at the Thursday night UG Commission meeting that this is the first time since COVID started that this festival will be brought back in person. Some variations were held in the past, with drive-throughs.
Residents are invited to this free community event that will bring holiday cheer and fun along with goodie bags given out to the first 1,000 children from Mayor Garner and Santa and Mrs. Claus.
See and hear amazing local performers and school choirs along with free holiday crafts, face painting, games and special guests. The year’s holiday festival will also feature local food trucks as well as 10 local businesses and organizations that will be set up in the front City Hall Plaza area.
Free parking for this event will be in lots, upper E, 3, and C.
The Santa line begins at 4 p.m. and the tree lighting is at 6:30 p.m.