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Kansas City, Kansas weather · now

91°

Clear

Feels
101°
High / Low
98° / 81°
Wind
10 mph
Humidity
56%
No precipitation expected in the next 1.7 hours.
GoodAir quality PollenTreeNoneGrassModerateWeedModerate
Sun 6:28 AM 8:19 PM 13h 51m
Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Kansas City, Kansas, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect mostly sunny today. Today's high is 98° with a low near 81°. 1 active weather alert in effect.

What to wear today

Stay cool — limit sun exposure

Extreme heat at 98°F. Light colors, hat, and shade breaks.

Next 24 hours

75° 90° 105° ↑ 98° ↓ 81° 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM 12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM

  1. 12 PM

    91°

    5%

  2. 2 PM

    95°

    7%

  3. 4 PM

    98°

    5%

  4. 6 PM

    96°

    2%

  5. 8 PM

    92°

    1%

  6. 10 PM

    88°

    1%

  7. 12 AM

    87°

    1%

  8. 2 AM

    86°

    1%

  9. 4 AM

    83°

    1%

  10. 6 AM

    82°

    1%

  11. 8 AM

    83°

    5%

  12. 10 AM

    88°

    5%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Mostly Sunny 8% 98° · 81°
    1. 12 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 5%
    2. 1 PM 94° Partly Sunny 8%
    3. 2 PM 95° Mostly Sunny 7%
    4. 3 PM 97° Mostly Sunny 6%
    5. 4 PM 98° Mostly Sunny 5%
    6. 5 PM 97° Mostly Sunny 4%
    7. 6 PM 96° Partly Cloudy 2%
    8. 7 PM 95° Partly Cloudy 1%
    9. 8 PM 92° Partly Cloudy 1%
    10. 9 PM 90° Partly Cloudy 1%
    11. 10 PM 88° Mostly Clear 1%
    12. 11 PM 87° Mostly Clear 1%
  2. Wed 8/12 Mostly Sunny 10% 101° · 79°
    1. 12 AM 87° Mostly Clear 1%
    2. 1 AM 86° Mostly Clear 1%
    3. 2 AM 86° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 85° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 83° Partly Cloudy 1%
    6. 5 AM 83° Partly Cloudy 1%
    7. 6 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 81° Mostly Sunny 3%
    9. 8 AM 83° Mostly Sunny 5%
    10. 9 AM 85° Mostly Sunny 5%
    11. 10 AM 88° Partly Sunny 5%
    12. 11 AM 91° Mostly Sunny 5%
    13. 12 PM 94° Mostly Sunny 4%
    14. 1 PM 97° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 99° Sunny 1%
    16. 3 PM 99° Sunny 1%
    17. 4 PM 100° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 99° Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 98° Mostly Clear 2%
    20. 7 PM 96° Mostly Clear 3%
    21. 8 PM 93° Clear 3%
    22. 9 PM 90° Mostly Clear 3%
    23. 10 PM 88° Partly Cloudy 3%
    24. 11 PM 87° Partly Cloudy 3%
  3. Thu 8/13 Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25% 98° · 77°
    1. 12 AM 86° Partly Cloudy 3%
    2. 1 AM 85° Partly Cloudy 10%
    3. 2 AM 84° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    4. 3 AM 83° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    5. 4 AM 82° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    6. 5 AM 81° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    7. 6 AM 80° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    8. 7 AM 79° Mostly Cloudy 8%
    9. 8 AM 81° Mostly Cloudy 8%
    10. 9 AM 83° Partly Sunny 8%
    11. 10 AM 86° Partly Sunny 8%
    12. 11 AM 89° Mostly Sunny 8%
    13. 12 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 8%
    14. 1 PM 94° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    15. 2 PM 96° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    16. 3 PM 97° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    17. 4 PM 97° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    18. 5 PM 97° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    19. 6 PM 95° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    20. 7 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    21. 8 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    22. 9 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    23. 10 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    24. 11 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
  4. Fri 8/14 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny 25% 97° · 79°
    1. 12 AM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    2. 1 AM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    3. 2 AM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    4. 3 AM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    5. 4 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    6. 5 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    7. 6 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    8. 7 AM 77° Partly Sunny 10%
    9. 8 AM 79° Partly Sunny 10%
    10. 9 AM 81° Partly Sunny 10%
    11. 10 AM 84° Partly Sunny 10%
    12. 11 AM 87° Mostly Sunny 10%
    13. 12 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 10%
    14. 1 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 12%
    15. 2 PM 95° Mostly Sunny 12%
    16. 3 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 12%
    17. 4 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 12%
    18. 5 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 12%
    19. 6 PM 94° Partly Cloudy 12%
    20. 7 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    21. 8 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    22. 9 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    23. 10 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    24. 11 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
  5. Sat 8/15 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny 19% 98° · 79°
    1. 12 AM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    2. 1 AM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    3. 2 AM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    4. 3 AM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    5. 4 AM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    6. 5 AM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    7. 6 AM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    8. 7 AM 80° Partly Sunny 8%
    9. 8 AM 81° Partly Sunny 8%
    10. 9 AM 83° Partly Sunny 8%
    11. 10 AM 86° Partly Sunny 8%
    12. 11 AM 89° Partly Sunny 8%
    13. 12 PM 92° Partly Sunny 8%
    14. 1 PM 95° Mostly Sunny 6%
    15. 2 PM 97° Mostly Sunny 6%
    16. 3 PM 98° Mostly Sunny 6%
    17. 4 PM 98° Mostly Sunny 6%
    18. 5 PM 97° Mostly Sunny 6%
    19. 6 PM 96° Partly Cloudy 6%
    20. 7 PM 94° Mostly Clear 7%
    21. 8 PM 92° Mostly Clear 7%
    22. 9 PM 89° Mostly Clear 7%
    23. 10 PM 87° Mostly Clear 7%
    24. 11 PM 86° Mostly Clear 7%
  6. Sun 8/16 Mostly Sunny 31% 93° · 72°
    1. 12 AM 85° Mostly Clear 7%
    2. 1 AM 84° Partly Cloudy 11%
    3. 2 AM 83° Partly Cloudy 11%
    4. 3 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 11%
    5. 4 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 11%
    6. 5 AM 79° Partly Cloudy 11%
    7. 6 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 11%
    8. 7 AM 79° Partly Sunny 10%
    9. 8 AM 80° Partly Sunny 10%
    10. 9 AM 83° Partly Sunny 10%
    11. 10 AM 85° Partly Sunny 10%
    12. 11 AM 87° Partly Sunny 10%
    13. 12 PM 89° Partly Sunny 10%
    14. 1 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 14%
    15. 2 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 14%
    16. 3 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 14%
    17. 4 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 14%
    18. 5 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 14%
    19. 6 PM 90° Partly Cloudy 14%
    20. 7 PM 88° Partly Cloudy 14%
    21. 8 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 14%
    22. 9 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 14%
    23. 10 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 14%
    24. 11 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 14%
  7. Mon 8/17 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31% 86° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 14%
    2. 1 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    3. 2 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    4. 3 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    5. 4 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    6. 5 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    7. 6 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    8. 7 AM 73° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    9. 8 AM 74° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    10. 9 AM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    11. 10 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    12. 11 AM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    13. 12 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    14. 1 PM 84° Partly Sunny 9%
    15. 2 PM 85° Partly Sunny 9%
    16. 3 PM 86° Partly Sunny 9%
    17. 4 PM 86° Partly Sunny 9%
    18. 5 PM 86° Partly Sunny 9%
    19. 6 PM 85° Mostly Cloudy 9%
    20. 7 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 5%
    21. 8 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 5%
    22. 9 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 5%
    23. 10 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 5%
    24. 11 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 5%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Drizzle 10% 94° · 72°
  2. Wed 8/19 Partly Cloudy 8% 98° · 73°
  3. Thu 8/20 Drizzle 6% 108° · 75°
  4. Fri 8/21 Cloudy 13% 115° · 84°
  5. Sat 8/22 Cloudy 16% 86° · 67°
  6. Sun 8/23 Cloudy 16% 82° · 61°
  7. Mon 8/24 Cloudy 22% 79° · 54°
  8. Tue 8/25 Partly Cloudy 26% 87° · 57°
  9. Wed 8/26 Partly Cloudy 19% 97° · 63°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Wednesday, 8/12

Mostly Sunny, 101° / 79°

  1. Tomorrow101°79°
  2. Thu98°77°
  3. Fri97°79°
  4. Sat98°79°
  5. Sun93°72°
  6. Mon86°71°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • RunTomorrow 7 AM

    warm at 73°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (15%) · rain should clear by 7 AM · pollen moderate today

    Good84 / 100
  • BikeTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 77°F · light wind (8 mph) · slight chance of rain (25%) · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • GolfTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 82°F · light wind (9 mph) · no rain expected · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • PicnicTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 82°F · light wind (9 mph) · no rain expected · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Magic ShowAnytime

    Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.

    Corporate Magician Scott Henderson

How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

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Day-by-day, 1 day out2 days
  1. Yesterday±4°
    High97°95°+2°
    Low81°77°+4°
  2. Fri, Aug 7pending
    High90°——
    Low73°——

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Kansas City

Kansas City in August typically averages 86° highs and 68° lows, with about 11 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 89°); the coldest is January (average low 19°). April is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan34°19°8
Feb45°27°5
Mar63°41°11
Apr69°51°18
May75°57°16
Jun84°68°18
Jul89°72°17
Aug86°68°11
Sep81°62°9
Oct73°54°8
Nov55°40°9
Dec45°29°5

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 104. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 108. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. South southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 97. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
EAX 42,51
Radar station
KEAX
Time zone
America/Chicago
Coordinates
39.114, -94.627