Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Kansas City, Kansas City Downtown Airport (KMKC)

Lat: 39.12°NLon: 94.6°WElev: 758ft.

Mostly Cloudy

17°F

-8°C

Humidity 43%
Wind Speed NW 16 G 28 mph
Barometer 30.31 in (1027.7 mb)
Dewpoint -2°F (-19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill2°F (-17°C)
Last update 17 Jan 2:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Kansas City MO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Scattered flurries.  Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Scattered
    Flurries

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of flurries before 7am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between zero and 5. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Scattered flurries. Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
A chance of flurries before 7am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between zero and 5. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 41.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ESE Kansas City MO
 39.06°N 94.54°W (Elev. 997 ft)
3:21 pm CST Jan 17, 2026
3pm CST Jan 17, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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