WEATHER HEADLINES
- Storm arriving earlier
- Snow window smaller
- Snow will begin late Wednesday night with the extreme cold surging in behind
- Winter Storm Watch: 12AM Thursday - 6PM Friday, for blowing and accumulating snow with wind gusts from 45-50 mph
- Wind Chill Warning: 12PM Thursday- 12PM Saturday, lowest wind chills near -35°
- Wind Chills below 0° up to 72 hours
KANSAS CITY'S FORECAST
Wednesday: Cloudy and not as cold. Southerly winds warm our afternoon temperatures above freezing. A few flurries fly. Wind: S-SE 10-25 mph. High: 36°
Wednesday Night: Storm arrives around 10pm; initially producing a scattered light wintry mix. Transition to all snow occurs by midnight. Wind: N 20-25 mph, gusting 35 mph. Temps: 34° falling to 6°
Thursday: Expect our window of snow to last 8-10 hours. The heaviest snow falls during our morning commute. Accumulating snow ends by noon. Snow totals fall between 2" to 4", but gusty winds make it difficult to measure.
At the same time, those gusty winds bring bitter cold and produce dangerous wind chills. Temperature at 6am is 6° and falls to -1° by 5pm. Wind chills drop from -14° to -25°.
Blowing snow and gusty winds create dangerous conditions. Travel is not recommended. Wind: NW 25-35mph, gusting 45-50mph. Low: -3° (11pm) High: 34° (12am)
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