Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

A powerful Arctic blast will bring dangerously cold, record low temperatures to the Gulf Coast, upper Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast U.S. into this weekend. A rapidly deepening storm centered just off the North Carolina coast Friday night through Saturday night will produce widespread heavy snow and wind from the southern Appalachians across the Carolinas and southern Virginia. Read More >

Current conditions at

Kansas City, Kansas City Downtown Airport (KMKC)

Lat: 39.12°NLon: 94.6°WElev: 758ft.

Fair

19°F

-7°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed N 3 mph
Barometer 30.37 in (1029.5 mb)
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 29 Jan 9:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Kansas City KS

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of flurries before 11pm, then a slight chance of flurries after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 12 °F

    Slight Chance
    Flurries

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of flurries, mainly between 11am and 4pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Light north northeast wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values between -3 and -8. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values between -9 and 1. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  in the afternoon.

    High: 19 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. South southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 35 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of flurries before 11pm, then a slight chance of flurries after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
A chance of flurries, mainly between 11am and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Light north northeast wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values between -3 and -8. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values between -9 and 1. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. South southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
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Point Forecast:
Kansas City KS
 39.11°N 94.6°W (Elev. 735 ft)
9:53 pm CST Jan 29, 2026
10pm CST Jan 29, 2026-6pm CST Feb 5, 2026
 
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