This week will see a change in the weather, as summer-like temperatures arrive in Wyandotte County.
Today, temperatures could reach a high of 90, with a heat index of 96, the National Weather Service said. Tuesday’s high could reach 93, with Wednesday and Thursday at 92.
Showers will arrive Thursday night and Friday, bringing Friday’s high down to 85, according to the weather service forecast.
The temperature was 77 degrees at 9 a.m. Monday. The weather also will be breezy on Monday, with wind gusts up to 34 mph, the weather service said.
The record high for May 9 in the Kansas City area is 91 degrees, set in 1963.
Today, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 90, the weather service said, and a heat index up to 96. A south wind of 15 to 21 mph will gust as high as 34 mph.
Tonight, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 75 and a south wind of 15 to 17 mph, gusting as high as 26 mph, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 93 and a heat index as high as 101, the weather service said. A south southwest wind of 14 mph will gust as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 72, according to the weather service. A south wind of 7 to 10 mph will gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 92, the weather service said. A south wind of 6 to 13 mph will gust as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 70, according to the weather service.
Thursday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 92, the weather service said.
Thursday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers, after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 70.
Friday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers after 1 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 85.
Friday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m., with a low of 62, according to the weather service.
Saturday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 84, the weather service said.
Saturday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 57, according to the weather service.
Sunday, it will be sunny, with a high near 77, the weather service said.