Record cold temperatures are expected across the region today and tonight, according to the National Weather Service.
Conditions also will be windy during the day today, resulting in single-digit wind chill values.
Temperatures will fall into the single digits tonight, and wind chills will fall below zero for much of the overnight period, the weather service said.
At 9 a.m., the temperature was 21 degrees in Kansas City, Kan., with a wind chill of 8 degrees. That 21 degrees is the same as today’s predicted high.
The wind was 14 mph from the northwest, gusting to 29 mph.
The weather service said there was a chance of scattered flurries today.
Tonight, the low will be around 9, with the wind child between zero and 5. A west wind will be between 5 and 10 mph.
Tuesday’s forecast is sunny, with a high of 30. Tuesday night, look for a low around 26.
Wednesday, the temperature will climb to near 34, and Thursday, near 41.
There is a chance of rain in Saturday and Sunday’s forecast, according to the weather service.