Snow in forecast for Friday night

Snow is in the forecast for Friday night and Saturday in Wyandotte County and the region. (National Weather Service graphic)

Wyandotte County could get snow on Friday night and Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

The heaviest amounts of snow will be to the north of the Kansas City area, the weather service said.

The Wyandotte County forecast says from 1 to 3 inches of snow is possible on Friday night, with another chance of snow on Saturday morning.

Rain is likely Friday afternoon, transitioning to snow between 6 p.m. and midnight Friday night, according to the weather service.

There is likely to be accumulating snowfall and occasional blowing snow through Saturday morning, the weather service said. Winds could gust up to 26 mph Saturday, making travel more difficult with the potential of blowing snow.

Frigid wind chills are likely Saturday and Sunday morning, according to the weather service.

Today’s weather will be quiet, with a high near 55, the weather service said. A north northwest wind of 5 to 13 mph will gust as high as 25 mph.

Tonight, there will be increasing clouds, with a low of 31, according to the weather service. A north northwest wind around 5 mph will become calm.

Friday, there is a 30 percent chance of rain after noon, with a high near 44, the weather service said. An east southeast wind of 5 to 8 mph will gust as high as 18 mph.

Friday night, rain is in the forecast before 11 p.m., then rain and snow between 11 p.m. and midnight, then snow after midnight, according to the weather service. There is a 90 percent chance of precipitation. The low will be around 25 with an east wind of 6 to 11 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds may gust as high as 20 mph. From 1 to 3 inches of snow accumulation is possible.

Saturday, there is a 50 percent chance of snow before noon, the weather service said. It will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. A north northeast wind of 14 to 18 mph will gust as high as 26 mph.

Saturday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low near 11, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 33, the weather service said.

Sunday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 23, according to the weather service.

On Monday, Martin Luther King Day, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 41, the weather service said.

Monday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 29, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 49, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 23, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 36, the weather service said.