Pleasant weather ahead

National Weather Service graphic

Pleasant weather is ahead for Wyandotte County, with highs in the 80s this week, according to the National Weather Service.

The next chance for stormy weather won’t be until late in the work week, with chances for rain on Friday and Saturday, the weather service said.

The Missouri River at Parkville, which includes the Wyandotte County area, rose to the action stage after Monday’s rains, and it remains below flood stage. The Kansas River at 23rd Street, where the gauge is at Kansas Avenue and the state line, remains below action stage and below flood stage.

Today, it will be sunny with a high near 80 and a north northwest wind of 5 to 10 mph, the weather service said.

Tonight, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 57 and a north northwest wind of 5 to 8 mph becoming west southwest after midnight, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 81 and a west wind of 5 to 10 mph, the weather service said.

Wednesday night, it will be clear, with a low of 64 and a light south southwest wind, according to the weather service.

Thursday, it will be sunny with a high of 86 and a south southwest wind of 5 to 9 mph, gusting as high as 21 mph, the weather service said.

Thursday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be 68. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.

Friday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 81, the weather service said.

Friday night, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 65, according to the weather service. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.

Saturday, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 77, the weather service said.

Saturday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m., with a low of 64, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be partly sunny with a high near 79, the weather service said.

Sunday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low of 64, according to the weather service.

Monday, Labor Day, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 82, the weather service said.

The Missouri River at Parkville, which includes Wyandotte County in its area, went into action stage on Monday. It is below minor flood stage. (National Weather Service – USGS graphic)
The Kansas River is below action stage and below minor flood stage. (National Weather Service – USGS graphic)