Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Kansas City, Kansas City Downtown Airport (KMKC)

Lat: 39.12°NLon: 94.6°WElev: 758ft.

Fair

43°F

6°C

Humidity 63%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 29.93 in (1013.7 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 13 Jan 6:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSE Kansas City MO

  • Today

    Today: A chance of sprinkles after 4pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain, mainly before 9pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 36 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 41. North wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west northwest  after midnight.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of sprinkles after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
A chance of rain, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 41. North wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 30.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 41.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSE Kansas City MO
 39.06°N 94.57°W (Elev. 997 ft)
3:16 am CST Jan 13, 2026
7am CST Jan 13, 2026-6pm CST Jan 19, 2026
 
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