Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Kansas City, Kansas City Downtown Airport (KMKC)

Lat: 39.12°NLon: 94.6°WElev: 758ft.

Fair

26°F

-3°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed SW 15 G 22 mph
Barometer 30.04 in (1018.3 mb)
Dewpoint 5°F (-15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill14°F (-10°C)
Last update 18 Jan 10:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Kansas City KS

  • Today

    Today: A chance of sprinkles after 3pm.  Sunny, with a high near 39. West southwest wind 11 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 9pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between -1 and 9. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values between -3 and 7. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 44.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of sprinkles after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 39. West southwest wind 11 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between -1 and 9. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values between -3 and 7. North northwest wind 5 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 5 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 44.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Kansas City KS
 39.11°N 94.6°W (Elev. 735 ft)
9:32 am CST Jan 18, 2026
11am CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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