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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

15°F

-9°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed NW 13 G 22 mph
Barometer 30.34 in (1028.8 mb)
Dewpoint 0°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill1°F (-17°C)
Last update 17 Jan 3:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Kansas City MO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Scattered flurries. Partly sunny, with a high near 19. West northwest wind around 13 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Scattered
    Flurries

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow showers before 7am, then a chance of flurries between 7am and 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 42 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11. North northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 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 19. West northwest wind around 13 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow showers before 7am, then a chance of flurries between 7am and 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11. North northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 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 40.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 41.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.
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Point Forecast:
Kansas City MO
 39.11°N 94.57°W (Elev. 899 ft)
Last Update:
4:47 pm CST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CST Jan 17, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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