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MISSOURI · JACKSON COUNTY

Kansas City

516,032 people, 740 ft above sea level in Jackson County.

740 ftElevation, city center
516,032People, 2024 estimate
315 sq miLand area
Partly cloudy 66°
Partly cloudy now Dew point 58° · SSE 9 mph · high 79°
City of Kansas City River Interstate 5 miles
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The Kansas City plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Kansas City

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 AM CDT
RIGHT NOW Kansas City International Airport (KMCI) · 1:53 AM
Partly cloudy
66° Partly cloudy Feels like 66° · high of 79° near 2 PM
WindSSE 9 mphno gusts
Humidity75%falling to 58% this afternoon
Pressure29.93 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsScatteredbases near 12,000 ft
UV index6 by 1 PMhigh; shade by midday
Dew point 58° · Comfortable68° by Wednesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tonight, about 8 PMin about 17 hours · 41% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.2 inmost likely 0.1; 1 in 10 over 1.1
LAST RAINSept. 270.01 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Jackson County
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:37 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:12 AM7:04 PM ↓
11 h 52 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 92% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
52
MODERATEAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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partly cloudy night
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partly cloudy day
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mostly cloudy day
mostly cloudy day
rain
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mostly cloudy day
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showers night
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TEMPERATURE °F
64°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
88% · 2.22 in Thursday morning 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 55 to 68°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 74° / 52°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
79° 67°
40% rain up to 0.2″ S 12 B
WED Sept. 30 Chance of showers Chance of showers
79° 67°
50% rain 0.6–2.1″ S 12 C
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely; cooler Showers likely; cooler
70° 59°
90% rain 1.6–2.8″ NE 10 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
65° 55°
20% rain — NE 10 C
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
67° 55°
10% rain — NE 5 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
69° 51°
0% rain — NNE 6 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
68° 54°
0% rain — ESE 5 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
Map of a 72-hour back-trajectory: the air now over Kansas City was over the southern Plains three days ago.
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Kansas City at 5,000 feet has hardly traveled: three days ago it was within 50 miles of here, drifting in light winds. Traced hour by hour through GFS analyses of the 850 hPa wind.

THIS WEEK IN 1985 Oct. 1, 1985

The coldest this week has been

31° on Oct. 1, 1985, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1888. Next is 33° in 1984.

33°
31°
19841985
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Kansas City Area threaded record since 1888.
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Kansas City KS · 10 MI 10 miles west Overland Park KS · 18 MI 18 miles southwest Lincoln NE · 162 MI 162 miles northwest Omaha NE · 168 MI 168 miles northwest Des Moines IA · 176 MI 176 miles north Wichita KS · 181 MI 181 miles southwest
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MISSOURI · JACKSON

Kansas City

516,032 people, 740 ft above sea level in Jackson County.

740 ftElevation
516,032People
315 sq miLand
Partly cloudy 66°
Partly cloudyDew point 58°
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Today in Kansas City

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy night 64° 0%
5a mostly clear night 64° 0%
8a partly cloudy day 64° 1%
11a partly cloudy day 73° 2%
2p mostly cloudy day 78° 6%
5p mostly cloudy day 77° 10%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTonight about 8 PM · 41%
→
Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
67
79
B
Wed50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
67
79
C
Thu90%
Showers likely; cooler Showers likely; cooler
59
70
B
Fri20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
55
65
C
Sat10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
55
67
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
51
69
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
54
68
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1985 · OCT. 1, 1985

31°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1888.