Snow in Thursday’s forecast
Dense freezing fog this morning could lead to slick roads in some areas this morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Conditions will be worse to the east of the Kansas City area.
Minor snow accumulations, generally less than half an inch, are possible with a storm system that will move through the area during the day Thursday, the weather service said.
Today, it will be partly sunny with a high near 51, the weather service said, and a south southeast wind of 7 to 13 mph.
Tonight, there will be increasing clouds, with a low of 40 and a south wind of 10 to 13 mph, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, the high will be 55 with mostly cloudy skies, the weather service said. A south wind of 5 to 15 mph will gust as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday night, there will be a 50 percent chance of showers before 7 p.m., then a chance of drizzle between 7 p.m. and midnight, followed by a chance of rain after midnight, according to the weather service. It will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 32. A south wind of 13 to 17 mph will become west after midnight. Winds may gust as high as 25 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of precipitation is expected.
Thursday, rain is likely before 7 a.m., then sleet is likely between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m., then snow likely after 8 a.m., the weather service said. It will be cloudy with a high near 32. It also will be breezy, with a north northwest wind of 13 to 22 mph, gusting as high as 31 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half-inch is possible.
Thursday night, the low will be around 10 with partly cloudy skies, according to the weather service. It will be blustery.
Friday, the high will be near 27 with mostly sunny skies, the weather service said.
Friday night, there is a 30 percent chance of snow before 7 p.m., then a chance of snow showers between 7 p.m. and midnight, according to the weather service. The low will be around 11.
Saturday, the high will be near 19 with partly sunny skies, the weather service said.
Saturday night, the low will be around 5, according to the weather service.
Sunday, the high will be near 24 with partly sunny skies, the weather service.
Sunday night, the low will be around 10, according to the weather service.
Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the skies will be mostly sunny, with a high near 26, the weather service said.