Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Kansas City, Kansas City International Airport (KMCI)

Lat: 39.3°NLon: 94.73°WElev: 1024ft.

A Few Clouds

39°F

4°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed W 13 mph
Barometer 30.14 in (1021.1 mb)
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill31°F (-1°C)
Last update 21 Jan 11:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NNW Pleasant Valley MO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west northwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values between -8 and 2. North wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 11. North northeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a low around -2. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: -2 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after noon.  Cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 9 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 2 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.

    High: 18 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values between -8 and 2. North wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 11. North northeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around -2. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 1.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 24.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles NNW Pleasant Valley MO
 39.3°N 94.51°W (Elev. 1020 ft)
12:07 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
12pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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