Today’s weather: High in mid-50s

National Weather Service

Above normal temperatures are expected today, with a high near 54, according to the National Weather Service.

The temperature here was 45 degrees at 8 a.m., according to the weather service.

A surface low is on track to move through southeast Missouri tonight, allowing a cold front to move through parts of the Kansas City region this afternoon, resulting in cooler and drier air, the weather service said. The Kansas City area is expected to be dry tonight and Friday morning.

While precipitation chances are not great enough to show up in the forecast, there is a slight chance there might be light rain in this area late tonight into Friday morning, however, with some snow mixing in, according to the weather service. No accumulations are anticipated. Any chance for precipitation will move out by Friday afternoon.

On Friday and Saturday, high temperatures will be limited to the low 40s and upper 30s, the weather service said. Saturday should stay dry, and by Saturday night, surface winds will shift to the southwest.

Despite a weak and quick-moving cold front pushing through Sunday morning, temperatures are expected to return to the 40s and 50s on Sunday afternoon, according to the weather service. Temperatures should be above normal next week.

Today, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 54 and a southwest wind of 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon, the weather service said.

Tonight, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 32 and a north wind of 5 to 8 mph, according to the weather service.

Friday, it will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 41 and a northwest wind of 6 to 9 mph, gusting as high as 20 mph, the weather service said.

Friday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 26 and a northwest wind of 6 mph, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be sunny with a high near 41 and a northwest wind of 5 mph becoming calm in the morning, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 33, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be sunny with a high near 50, the weather service said.

Sunday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 31, according to the weather service.

Monday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 47, 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 45, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 28, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 48, the weather service said.

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