Rain may continue tonight

Kansas City area forecast. (National Weather Service graphic)
Kansas City area forecast. (National Weather Service graphic)

Heavy rains fell this morning in Wyandotte County and the region, but there is another chance of thunderstorms tonight and Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

Today it will be cloudy as a cold front moves across the area, and temperatures warm up to 70 degrees this afternoon, the weather service said.

There will be a north northeast wind of around 9 percent, with a 40 percent chance of rain today, according to the weather service.

Tonight, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, the weather service said. The low will be around 45. There will be a northeast wind of 7 to 16 mph, with gusts up to 24 mph.

Friday, expect a 30 percent chance of showers before 1 p.m., the weather service said. The day will be partly sunny with a high near 54. The north northwest wind will be 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Friday night’s low will be 33.

Dry weather will return both Saturday and Sunday as high pressure settles across the region, with showers and storms returning on Monday as the next storm system impacts the region, the weather service said.

Saturday’s high will be near 63, and there will be sunny skies, the weather service said. Saturday night’s low will be 44.

For Easter Sunday, expect mostly sunny skies with a high near 65, according to the weather service. Sunday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low around 49.

Monday, there will be a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms with a high near 72, the weather service said.

Monday night, there is a 50 percent chance of rain with a low of 55, according to the weather service.