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Above normal temps followed by a cold front

weather-11-15Well above normal temperatures will continue through Thursday before a strong cold front moves through on Friday. Some storms will be possible as this front moves through, however severe weather is not expected at this time. Much cooler air will settle south across the region this weekend, setting the stage for a region-wide hard freeze Sunday morning. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Light and variable wind.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Light east southeast wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: A chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 48.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 48.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

2016 on track for hottest year on record

Heat Temperature Hot warm  hotMARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — The U.N. weather agency says 2016 is set to break the record for the hottest year since measurements began in the 19th century.

The World Meteorological Organization says preliminary data through October shows global average temperatures this year are 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit above pre-industrial levels.

The global climate agreement adopted in Paris last year calls for limiting the temperature rise since the industrial revolution to 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit or even 2.7 degrees F.

Spring temperatures in the forecast this week

weather-11-14Temperatures this week will make it hard to believe that it’s mid-November given that they’ll be more reminiscent of normal temperatures found in April and May, before dropping back down after a frontal passage at the end of the week. The weather will continue to be quiet through the next several days with precipitation chances returning with said front. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service: Today:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 3 to 8 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Light east wind becoming south southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 49.

Sunny skies for Veterans Day

weather-11-11Happy Veterans Day! Temperatures today into the weekend will be seasonable for mid-November with highs ranging in the 50s to near 60 degrees. For tonight into Saturday morning, some of the coldest temperatures so far this season arrives with lows in the upper 20s for northern Missouri to the mid 30s in downtown Kansas City and portions of central Missouri and eastern Kansas. With temperatures expected to drop below freezing for most locations along and north of the Missouri River/I-70 corridor, a Freeze Warning has been issued for Friday night into Saturday morning. Be sure to make preparations for sensitive vegetation and bring pets indoors. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Veterans Day: Sunny, with a high near 57. North northeast wind 8 to 11 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 32. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 56. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. South wind around 6 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 61. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Cool temperatures to continue through the weekend

weather-11-10Sunny skies and seasonably cool temperatures will continue through the weekend. A light freeze is possible Saturday morning, especially north of the Missouri River. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Areas of frost before 7 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north after midnight.

Veterans Day: Sunny, with a high near 57. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Patchy frost after 1 a.m. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33. North northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Saturday: Areas of frost before 9 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Cooler temperatures and clear skies in the forecast

weather-11-9Clear skies will continue through the weekend. Temperatures will drop to near freezing early Saturday. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Areas of frost before 9 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. Light and variable wind.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 37. South southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north after midnight.

Veterans Day: Sunny, with a high near 59.

Friday Night: Patchy frost after 3 a.m. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Saturday: Areas of frost before 9 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 56.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

Patchy frost in the forecast

weather-11-8Clouds and light rain will gradually taper off from west to east this morning, with sun gradually coming by afternoon. Dry conditions expected for the rest of the week. Here’s your 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 61. North wind 6 to 13 mph.

Tonight: Patchy frost after 3 a.m. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 36. North wind 3 to 8 mph.

Wednesday: Patchy frost before 9 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. Light and variable wind.

Wednesday Night: Patchy frost after 3 a.m. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 37. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

Thursday: Patchy frost before 9 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 42.

Veterans Day: Sunny, with a high near 59.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Cooler temperatures and a chance of rain in the forecast

weather-11-7A couple rounds of light rain are expected to move through the area over the next 24 hours. The initial round should move into the KC area mid morning. Rain should then become more scattered through mid day before another round moves in this evening and tonight. Rain should exit the area by sunrise Tuesday. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A chance of showers after 3 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 60. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: A chance of showers, mainly before 3 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 51. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 62. North wind 6 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

Veterans Day: Sunny, with a high near 61.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Slightly cooler but still above normal temperatures in store

weather-11-4Despite losing three degrees off of the normal high over the next week, temperatures will remain well above normal through at least late next week. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Monday: A chance of showers after 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

Warm weather continues into next week

weather-11-3The warm weather looks to continue well into next week with afternoon temperatures in the 60s and 70s. Patchy fog is possible this morning, but will dissipate shortly after sunrise. The next chance of rain arrives Sunday night into Monday. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 70. North wind around 7 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 46. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69. South southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers before 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

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