A record high is possible today as temperatures may rise to close to 70, according to the National Weather Service.
To set a record, temperatures today would have to beat the 1955 Kansas City record of 67, the weather service said.
Today’s local weather history event comes from 1918, when a two-day heavy snowstorm left a total of 12.2 inches, the heaviest December snowfall of record in Kansas City, according to the weather service.
It will be windy today, with a 40 percent chance of rain between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. tonight, the weather service said.
Christmas Day temperatures on Saturday will be near 55, cooler, but still high for this time of year, according to the weather service. Temperatures are not likely to set a record for Christmas Day. The weather will be mild, with light winds and sunny skies.
Today, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 69 and a southwest wind of 7 to 16 mph, gusting to 30 mph, the weather service said.
Tonight, there is a 40 percent chance of rain between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 40 with a west wind of 5 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is possible.
On Saturday, Christmas Day, it will be sunny, with a high near 55, the weather service said. A north wind of 6 to 8 mph will become west in the afternoon.
Saturday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 36 and a calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph after midnight, according to the weather service.
Sunday, it will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 64 and an east southeast wind of 6 to 14 mph becoming south in the afternoon, the weather service said. Winds may gust as high as 28 mph.
Sunday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 39, according to the weather service.
Monday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 52, the weather service said.
Tuesday, there is a 40 percent chance of rain before noon, the weather service said. The high will be near 64.
Tuesday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 28, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 39, the weather service said.
Wednesday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 19, according to the weather service.
Thursday, it will be sunny, with a high near 37, the weather service said.