Forecast: Rain possible today

National Weather Service graphic
National Weather Service graphic

This morning, showers are to the north and west of Wyandotte County, according to radar maps from the National Weather Service.

Rain is possible in the morning, although currently rain clouds are to the north of Wyandotte County, according to the weather service, and showers should move out of the area by late morning to early Wednesday afternoon. There are no hazardous weather forecasts for Wyandotte County.

Then no more rain is in the forecast for Wyandotte County until Friday night, Christmas Day, when there is a 30 percent chance of precipitation, the weather service said.

A potent storm system could move in for the weekend, the weather service said. Timing, amounts, and precipitation type are to be determined, but widespread 1 to 3 inches of rain is possible across the area, forecasters said. Minor flooding is possible.

Snow is likely on Monday, the weather service said, when there is a 60 percent chance of precipitation.

Today’s high will be near 57, according to the weather service. It will be windy, as an east wind of 8 to 13 mph will become west northwest 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon, gusting to 36 mph.

Tonight, the low will be 35, the weather service said. Windy weather will continue, gusting as high as 22 mph.

Thursday, the high will be 47, with a southeast wind of 5 to 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon, according to the weather service.

Thursday night, Christmas Eve, expect a low of 31, with a west wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening, the weather service said.

Friday, Christmas Day, it will be mostly cloudy with a high near 52, according to the weather service. A light and variable wind will become east 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Friday night, expect a 30 percent chance of rain after midnight. The low will be 44, the weather service said.

From 1 to 2 inches of rain is possible through early next week in Wyandotte County, according to the National Weather Service. (National Weather Service graphic)
From 1 to 2 inches of rain are possible through early next week in Wyandotte County, according to the National Weather Service. (National Weather Service graphic)