Kansas City, KS Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (66101)
Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 82°F
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 82°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
Week Ahead Summary
Temperatures start near 82°F, reaching 83°F before cooling to 63°F, then recovering to 68°F by week's end. Some rain possible with at least 3 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.
Climate Context
This week's forecast shows temperatures running 6°F above the historical average for October. Normal highs for this period are around 67°F with lows around 45°F.
This Date in Weather History
1880 - A violent early season blizzard raked Minnesota and the Dakotas. Winds gusted to 70 mph at Yankton SD, and snow drifts 10 to 15 feet high were reported in northwest Iowa and southeast South Dakota. Saint Paul MN reported a barometric pressure of 28.65 inches on the 16th. Railroads were blocked by drifts of snow which remained throughout the severe winter to follow. Gales did extensive damage to ship on the Great Lakes.
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Kansas City 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Wednesday Oct 15
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Thursday Oct 16
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Oct 17
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Oct 18
Day: Showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Oct 19
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Clear, with a low around 51.
Monday Oct 20
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday Oct 21
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Wednesday Oct 22
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:29 AM
Sunset 6:41 PM
Last Light 7:08 PM
Moonset 4:07 PM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Tue's High Temperature
97 at Rio Grande Village, TX
Wed's Low Temperature
18 at 11 Miles West-northwest Of Augusta, MT
Weather Folklore
Tulips open their blossoms when the temperature rises, they close again when the temperature falls.
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About Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City (commonly known as KCK) is the third-most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is an inner suburb of the older and more populous Kansas City, Missouri, after which it is named. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 156,607, making it one of four principal cities in the Kansas City metropolitan area. It is situated at Kaw Point, the junction of the Missouri and Kansas rivers. It is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified Government". It is the location of the University of Kansas Medical Center and Kansas City Kansas Community College.
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