Kansas City weather: Winter storm warning issued, freezing rain on Saturday will turn to snow Sunday
Updated: 4:57 PM CST Jan 3, 2025
FIRST ALERT WEATHER. ALL RIGHT, NEVILLE. IT’S A LOT OF PINK BEHIND YOU, AND YOU’RE GETTING US PREPARED. EVERYBODY IS TRYING TO MAKE A PLAN AT THIS POINT. THAT’S RIGHT. THAT YOU’RE EXACTLY RIGHT ABOUT THAT. AND THE STORMS HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN BUSY. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PLANNING AHEAD, TRYING TO GET THE THINGS THEY NEED FOR THE WEEKEND, BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS WINTER STORM COMING IN. NOW WE HAVE A WINTER STORM WARNING. THIS IS FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. ALL OF OUR COUNTIES. THIS WILL GO FROM 6:00 TOMORROW EVENING, AND THIS WILL LAST INTO OUR EARLY MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY. SO WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW? ACCUMULATING FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. WE WILL SEE THAT FIRST. THEN AS THE COLD AIR MOVES IN, HEAVIER SNOW WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY. AND FOR SOME OF US, WE’RE GOING TO SEE SNOW. SNOW TOTALS MORE THAN TEN INCHES. SO WE’RE TALKING ABOUT A HEAVIER SNOW. SNOW THAT WE DON’T TYPICALLY GET THAT MUCH AS WE GO THROUGH OUR WINTER, WE USUALLY DON’T SEE TOO MANY BIG STORMS LIKE THAT. AND AS FAR AS TRAVEL CONDITIONS, THEY DO LOOK POOR. HERE. AGAIN, STARTING ESPECIALLY TOMORROW EVENING, BUT CERTAINLY ON SUNDAY, EVEN INTO EARLY MONDAY, JUST TRAVEL CONDITIONS DO NOT LOOK GOOD. SO LET’S GO THROUGH THAT TIMELINE NOW ON FUTURESCAN. I’M STARTING IT OUT TOMORROW MORNING. TOMORROW MORNING SHOULD BE A DRY START TO OUR DAY, EVEN AT LUNCHTIME WE’RE STILL DRY. PLENTY OF CLOUDS. OUR TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE IN THE 20S, BUT THEN WATCH AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS IS A LOOK AT 3:00 PM AND THIS MIGHT BE JUST A TAD EARLY, BUT NONETHELESS, I’D RATHER HAVE YOU BE EXTRA PREPARED FOR THIS TO MOVE IN A LITTLE EARLIER. THIS MIGHT HOLD OFF UNTIL CLOSER TO SUNSET. EITHER WAY, LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THAT WILL CONTINUE. THERE’S 6 P.M. THAT’S GOING TO CONTINUE ON THROUGH THE EVENING, AND THEN CHECK OUT WHAT HAPPENS OVERNIGHT TOMORROW INTO SUNDAY MORNING. IT GETS A LITTLE HEAVIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD, SO WE’LL SEE THAT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BECOMING MORE OF THE WAY OF SLEET HEADING TOWARDS SUNRISE ON SUNDAY. HEAVIER SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHERN PARTS OF MISSOURI AND KANSAS. THAT’S LOOKING AT 8 A.M. SUNDAY, AND THEN WATCH AS THAT SNOW LINE MOVES SOUTHWARD, HEADING THROUGH THE MORNING ON SUNDAY, WE’LL CONTINUE WITH SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A STRONG WIND OUT OF THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST COULD BE GUSTING UP NEAR 35 MILES AN HOUR, REALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. BIGGER SNOW DRIFTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THERE’S 6 P.M. AND EVENTUALLY THAT SNOW WILL MOVE OUT OF HERE. HEADING INTO OUR SUNDAY NIGHT. SO HOW MUCH ARE WE THINKING? WE’VE UPPED THE TOTALS JUST A TOUCH. SO AROUND THE METRO AND YOU’RE GOING TO NOTICE KIND OF TIERED NUMBERS HERE. SO WE’LL GO THROUGH IT SLOWLY. SO CLOSER TO 36 HIGHWAY ATCHISON SAINT JO CAMERON CHILLICOTHE AS OF RIGHT NOW YOU LOOK LIKE YOU’RE GOING TO SEE THE HIGHEST TOTALS 8 TO 12IN AROUND THE METRO. LEAVENWORTH PLATTE CITY, LIBERTY AROUND 6 TO 10 FOR YOU, EXTENDING INTO THE NORTHLAND OF KANSAS CITY AND THEN FARTHER SOUTH, 4 TO 8IN FOR OLATHE AND LEE’S SUMMIT AND ODESSA. AND THEN THE FARTHER SOUTH YOU GO DOWN TOWARDS LA CYGNE, BUTLER AND CLINTON, ABOUT 1 TO 3IN. NOW WE’RE THINKING, AT LEAST FOR THE METRO, THAT ISIS SNOW CHANGEOVER WILL BE ON SUNDAY BETWEEN ABOUT 6:00 IN THE MORNING AND NOON. IF WE SEE A FASTER CHANGEOVER, YOU’RE GOING TO BE MORE SO ON THE HIGHER END OF THESE OF THESE RANGES YOU SEE HERE. IF YOU SEE A SLOWER CHANGEOVER. SO WE’RE GETTING INTO THE AFTERNOON. IT STILL HASN’T CHANGED OVER TO SNOW. YOU’RE GOING TO BE IN THE LOWER END OF THESE RANGES. THE POTENTIAL OF SEEING ICE NOW LIGHTER AMOUNTS WILL BE FARTHER NORTH WHERE YOU HAVE MORE SNOW LESS THAN A 10TH OF AN INCH. SAINT JO CAMERON TOWARD LEAVENWORTH AND LIBERTY AROUND THE METRO, A 10TH OF AN INCH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE, AND THEN FARTHER SOUTH, SOUTH OF OLATHE, DOWN TOWARDS OTTAWA, PAOLA BELTON. WARRENSBURG A QUARTER OF AN INCH HIGH END TO A HALF INCH. AGAIN, IT’S JUST GOING TO BE THAT SLEET, THAT FREEZING RAIN MIXING IN THERE. SO IT WILL BE SLIPPERY. THEN THE SNOW PILES UP ON TOP OF IT AGAIN. THAT ICY MIX BECOMES WIDESPREAD SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY, TRANSITIONING TO A HEAVIER SNOW, TURNING COLDER AFTER THAT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ONLY IN THE TEENS. POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS FROM THERE. THEN THE BITTER COLD FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE TEENS AT LEAS
Kansas City weather: Winter storm warning issued, freezing rain on Saturday will turn to snow Sunday
Updated: 4:57 PM CST Jan 3, 2025
A wintry mix is on the way Saturday, with freezing rain and sleet likely in the evening.Ice will accumulate into Sunday morning, but snow will take over through Sunday morning into the afternoon as the cold air moves in.Snow accumulations could reach 4-8 inches or 6-10 inches for parts of the Kansas City area. Communities closer to 36 Highway will likely see the most snow, with 8-12 inches possible.Temperatures will fall into the 10s Sunday afternoon. Frigid air will linger next week with highs in the teens and 20s and lows in the single digits below zero. Wind chills could be near minus 10 for several mornings next week.The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning starting 6 p.m. Saturday through 3 a.m. Monday.The warning includes all of Kansas City and many surrounding counties.Travel could be very difficult to impossible due to heavy freezing rain, sleet and snow.Winds may gust up to 35 mph leading to blizzard-like conditions.A winter storm watch will remain in effect for counties outside of the warning zone.Winter weather resources from KMBC:Kansas City winter weather guide: School closings, roads and snow removal policiesKansas City weather preparedness: Tips to gear up for winter stormKansas City weather: Warming centers around the Kansas City metro area
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —A wintry mix is on the way Saturday, with freezing rain and sleet likely in the evening.
Ice will accumulate into Sunday morning, but snow will take over through Sunday morning into the afternoon as the cold air moves in.
Snow accumulations could reach 4-8 inches or 6-10 inches for parts of the Kansas City area. Communities closer to 36 Highway will likely see the most snow, with 8-12 inches possible.
Temperatures will fall into the 10s Sunday afternoon. Frigid air will linger next week with highs in the teens and 20s and lows in the single digits below zero. Wind chills could be near minus 10 for several mornings next week.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning starting 6 p.m. Saturday through 3 a.m. Monday.
The warning includes all of Kansas City and many surrounding counties.
Travel could be very difficult to impossible due to heavy freezing rain, sleet and snow.
Winds may gust up to 35 mph leading to blizzard-like conditions.
A winter storm watch will remain in effect for counties outside of the warning zone.
Winter weather resources from KMBC:
