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.

A Few Clouds

35°F

2°C

Humidity 35%
Wind Speed W 14 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1016.4 mb)
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill26°F (-3°C)
Last update 18 Jan 12:54 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Kansas City MO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of sprinkles after 3pm.  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.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between zero and 5. North northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 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 23. Wind chill values between -2 and 8. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. South southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south in the morning.

    High: 40 °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 39.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of sprinkles after 3pm. 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. Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between zero and 5. North northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values between -2 and 8. 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 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south in the morning.
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 39.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Kansas City MO
 39.11°N 94.57°W (Elev. 899 ft)
1:26 pm CST Jan 18, 2026
1pm CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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