Kansas City is starting Friday under gray skies and temperatures around 63 degrees, but the calm won't last all day. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to become more likely this afternoon, with a high near 76 and roughly a 50% chance of rain. Halloween weekend then gets a short breather before a much wetter Monday.
Storm Chances Build This Afternoon
The National Weather Service office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill expects scattered showers and storms Friday, especially from afternoon into evening, with east winds around 5 to 8 mph. Local rainfall is expected to remain below a tenth of an inch, though thunderstorms could produce higher totals.
The updated outlook is a sharper turn than the earlier forecast, which had already flagged a wetter Halloween weekend but placed more emphasis on uncertainty around the timing. The latest forecast makes Friday afternoon and Monday the clearest trouble spots.
Halloween Looks Mild, Mostly Cloudy
Saturday is forecast to be cooler but still mild, with thick cloud cover, a high near 70 and a 20% chance of showers from noon to 1 p.m. The low will be near 58.
Sunday Offers A Short Reset
Sunday brings partly sunny skies and a high near 72, with light southeast winds around 5 mph. Precipitation chances remain isolated to scattered, around 15% to 30%, as ridging limits rain chances.
Monday Is The Week's Trouble Spot
The forecast turns markedly wetter Monday, with an 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day and a 90% chance Monday night. Forecasters are watching for the possibility of strong to severe storms, so outdoor plans may need a serious backup.
That unsettled pattern may linger into Tuesday, when showers remain likely and the high drops to about 68. During the middle to later part of next week, temperatures are forecast to be in the lower 60s for much of the area, a return to near-normal after the early-week system.
