The weather for the 43rd annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade today in Kansas City, Mo., will be much cooler than Monday’s 80s. Temperatures have dropped around 30 degrees.
According to the National Weather Service forecast, temperatures should be around 50 degrees at 11 a.m. when the parade starts at Broadway, continuing from Linwood to 43rd Street in Kansas City, Mo. For more parade information, see http://kcirishparade.com/.
A critical wildfire danger continues this afternoon and evening, the weather service said. Humidity will drop into the 15 to 30 percent range, while winds will gust as high as 28 mph. The weather service warned residents against any outdoor burning today. A red flag warning is in effect until 7 p.m.
Today’s weather will be sunny with a high near 55.
It will be windy with winds at 17 mph and gusts as high as 28 mph today, the weather service said.
Tonight, skies will be partly cloudy with a low of 36, the weather service said. There will be a northeast wind of 7 to 11 mph.
Wednesday, there is a 20 percent chance of rain after 2 p.m., according to the weather service. The high will be near 51, and there will be an east southeast wind of 7 to 10 mph, the weather service said.
On Thursday, expect cloudy skies with a high near 54, according to the weather service. There will be an east wind of 7 mph. Thursday night’s low will be around 40.
Friday, temperatures climb to a high near 66, with mostly sunny skies, the weather service said. Friday night, expect a low around 43.
Saturday’s high will be near 67, the weather service said, while Sunday’s high will be near 54.
