First Alert Chief Meteorologist
Kansas City weather: Torrential downpours on Tuesday; gusty winds and snow for some
KNOW. FIRST. THIS IS FIRST ALERT WEATHER. AND SPEAKING OF MARCH MADNESS IN THE WEATHER DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE TWO IMPACT DAYS AHEAD. WE DO. AND YOU KNOW, WITH SOME OF THE LATEST INFORMATION I’VE BEEN LOOKING AT, 1ST MAY BE ELEVATED TO AN ALERT DAY BECAUSE THE GUSTS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 70 MILES AN HOUR ON WEDNESDAY. JUST SOME OF THE LATEST STUFF. WE’VE BEEN KIND OF PORING OVER. AND YOU KNOW, THE SIX METEOROLOGISTS HERE GET TOGETHER. WE DO A CHAT IN THE MORNING. WE DO A CHAT IN THE AFTERNOON JUST TO KEEP EVERYBODY ABREAST, LET YOU KNOW WHAT’S HAPPENING. AND THAT WAY WE CAN CONVEY THAT INFORMATION TO YOU. RAIN AND STORMS. FIRST PORTION. THAT’S THE FIRST HALF. AND THEN THE SNOW IN THE WIND WILL BE THE SECOND HALF. AND THAT’S WEDNESDAY. AND WITH WINDS THAT STRONG WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS AND EVEN THE GUSTY WINDS BEHIND IT, POWER OUTAGES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE CLOUDS MOVING IN AND THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE HOLDING TO 60. IT’S NOT GOING TO DROP MUCH, MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE STRONG SOUTH WIND WITH 21 GUSTS TO 26 MILES AN HOUR THIS EVENING. YOU’RE DRY. SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. IF YOU DO HAVE PLANS THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE WIND MAY TAKE YOUR VEHICLE AND KIND OF SHIFT IT HERE OR THERE. BUT THAT’S ABOUT ALL. 58. LIGHT JACKET. THAT’S ABOUT ALL YOU NEED TONIGHT, THOUGH. WE ONLY DROP TO 52. THOSE THUNDERSTORMS COMING IN RIGHT BEFORE DAWN. WELL, AFTER MIDNIGHT OR SO. SO SEVERAL MORE HOURS THAT WE DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE RAIN, BUT WE WILL SEE SOME TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND SOME DEFINITE BURSTS OF THAT RAIN COMING DOWN. AND THAT’S WHY IT’S AN IMPACT DAY TOMORROW WITH A HIGH OF 60. THAT’S THE WAY IT’S LOOKING. AND AS MATTER OF FACT, LET’S GET RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE FIRST ALERT NINE DAY FORECAST. NOT MUCH OF A VARIANCE IN TEMPERATURE GOING FROM 52 TO 60 DEGREES ON YOUR TUESDAY. AND IT’S A LIKELIHOOD YOU’RE GOING TO RUN INTO RAIN SEVERAL PERIODS OF RAIN OFF AND ON. AS NICK AND KATIE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS MORNING ON FIRST NEWS AND AT NOON WITH KATIE, THE TEMPERATURES STAYING PRETTY MUCH STEADY, AND THEN THE OTHER PART OF THE STORM IS COMING IN ON WEDNESDAY. RIGHT NOW IT’S AN IMPACT DAY, BUT IT MAY BE AN ALERT DAY BECAUSE OF THE SNOW. AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE WILL BE UP TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW. BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS, LIMITED VISIBILITIES. GUSTY WINDS OVER NORTHWEST MISSOURI, NORTHEAST KANSAS, HALF OF US SAY A HALF AN INCH FOR KANSAS CITY. IT REALLY DEPENDS ON HOW QUICKLY IT CHANGES OVER. THEN. MUCH COLDER AND STILL WINDY ON THURSDAY. 47 CHANCE OF RAIN ON FRIDAY. SMALLER SPRING FORWARD HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. NOTICE HOW THE TEMPERATURES START TO WARM UP ONCE AGAIN THROUGH THE 60S AND THE 70. OKAY, LET’S LOOK AT FIRST ALERT FUTURESCAN FIRST PART OF THE STORM. THIS IS WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN. RAIN AND STORMS ARE LIKELY. A FEW OF THOSE COULD BE STRONG WITH THOSE GUSTY WINDS. THIS IS NOW SIX IN THE MORNING. THAT WILL SLOW YOU DOWN. STILL CONTINUING OFF AND ON THROUGH. SAY NOON, A BREAK MAYBE IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TAKES UP SHOP. AND HERE COMES THE MIX. STARTING TO MOVE IN WEST OF US BY THE EVENING HOURS, BUT MOVING CLOSER TO US BY, SAY, NIGHTFALL INTO WEDNESDAY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. BEST CHANCES FARTHER DOWN TO THE SOUTH, WHERE IT’S MORE LIKELY ALL THE INGREDIENTS ARE COMING TOGETHER. BUT SOME OF THOSE STORMS ON TUESDAY COULD DEFINITELY HAVE A LI
Kansas City weather: Torrential downpours on Tuesday; gusty winds and snow for some
Updated: 4:40 PM CST Mar 3, 2025
First Alert Chief Meteorologist
Several rounds of storms will bring heavy rain and strong winds to the Kansas City area this week. Monday evening will remain warm as winds begin to pick up. The low for the evening will drop to near 50. After that, Tuesday is an Impact Day, as periods of rain and storms will pop up throughout the day. Some of these storms will have gusty winds and heavy downpours. Temperatures will still be mild, with a high near 60 on Tuesday. Much colder air spills in on Wednesday, with the high cut back to 39. Wednesday, which is also an Impact Day, also brings another system that will produce storms, giving way to a mix and then snowbursts. Near-blizzard conditions are possible in northwest Missouri and a small part of northeast Kansas. Those areas could see up to 2 inches of snow. Strong winds will persist throughout the day. Kansas City could see around a half-inch of snow Wednesday. The incoming storms have triggered several watches and warnings from the National Weather Service. Here’s an overview as of Monday afternoon:
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Several rounds of storms will bring heavy rain and strong winds to the Kansas City area this week.
Monday evening will remain warm as winds begin to pick up. The low for the evening will drop to near 50.
After that, Tuesday is an Impact Day, as periods of rain and storms will pop up throughout the day. Some of these storms will have gusty winds and heavy downpours. Temperatures will still be mild, with a high near 60 on Tuesday.
Much colder air spills in on Wednesday, with the high cut back to 39. Wednesday, which is also an Impact Day, also brings another system that will produce storms, giving way to a mix and then snowbursts.
Near-blizzard conditions are possible in northwest Missouri and a small part of northeast Kansas. Those areas could see up to 2 inches of snow. Strong winds will persist throughout the day.
Kansas City could see around a half-inch of snow Wednesday.
The incoming storms have triggered several watches and warnings from the National Weather Service.
Here’s an overview as of Monday afternoon:
