Snow May Produce Poor Travel Conditions in the North-Central U.S. and East Coast

A strong cold front sweeping across the Northern Plains may bring snow showers and snow squalls from eastern Montana to north-central Nebraska, with blizzard conditions possible in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Montana. Heavy snow is expected to persist downwind of the Great Lakes. Snow showers will spread up the East Coast across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coasts. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Kansas City, Kansas City Downtown Airport (KMKC)

Lat: 39.12°NLon: 94.6°WElev: 758ft.

Overcast

38°F

3°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed NW 13 G 28 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1017.3 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill30°F (-1°C)
Last update 18 Jan 3:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Kansas City MO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of sprinkles.  Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of sprinkles and flurries before 7pm, then a chance of flurries between 7pm and 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between zero and 5. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles/Flurries
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values between -3 and 7. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of sprinkles. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight
A chance of sprinkles and flurries before 7pm, then a chance of flurries between 7pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between zero and 5. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values between -3 and 7. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 40.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
Friday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ESE Kansas City MO
 39.06°N 94.54°W (Elev. 997 ft)
3:22 pm CST Jan 18, 2026
4pm CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 25, 2026
 
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