KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Good Tuesday bloggers,
We are in a calmer weather pattern after being in an active weather pattern for three weeks. The weather pattern will become active again in about seven to 10 days.
The good news about the active weather is that most locations are going into the growing season without a drought. There are patches of level 2/3 of 5 drought from southwest to northeast Missouri and Kansas. The Kansas City viewing area is drought-free. The yellow, which is the "abnormally dry" category, does not really count as drought.
More than 40 percent of the country is in drought. The worst areas are from Las Vegas to south Texas. There is a 2nd area from western Nebraska to the western Dakotas.
Now, there are locations having the exact opposite of a drought. The Ohio River is in a state of flood after the last seven to 10 days have seen 10"-15" of rain with some locations seeing 15"-20" of rain.
Our area received the right amount of rain the last seven to 10 days. We have seen around 1.50" give or take .50" of rain. Average rainfall for a 10-day period this time of year is around 1.16". The western Plains, where they grow Hard Red Winter Wheat (The "Bread Basket" of the world) could use some rain. The next round of active weather should bring nice rain out there.
Let's look at the weather between now and the start of the active weather pattern. After we see two small systems on Wednesday and Thursday, we will see the opposite of a storm system this weekend. That is a ridge that brings sinking air which brings dry and warmer weather.
RAINFALL THE NEXT 7 DAYS:
It looks like 1"-2" of rain will fall where they do not need it. This will slow the receding of the Ohio River, but it should not be enough to cause more issues. At least flooded areas of Arkansas will not see much rain.
Our area will see a trace to .15" with some locations not seeing a drop.
Let's go day by day through Sunday.
TODAY:
Highs will range from around 50° at the Mississippi River to around 80° in the western Plains. We will be in between with highs in the low 60s. A warm front will surge through tonight bringing wind, clouds and perhaps a few showers/T-Storms by morning. The wind will gust to 30-35 mph tonight from the southwest. So, south-facing windows may rattle a bit.
WEDNESDAY:
The wind will be less (NW 5-15 mph) with more clouds, but highs will be in the low 70s. The best chance to see scattered showers and thunderstorms will be during the morning and night and mostly across northern and eastern Missouri.
THURSDAY:
A 2nd small system will race in from the northwest. So, we will see more wind (NW 15-25 mph), periods of clouds and a few showers and thunderstorms. Again, the best chance to see rain will be across northeast and eastern Missouri. Highs will be in the mid to upper 60s.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY:
This is when we will see more sunshine again with a big warming trend. Now, Saturday and Sunday will become windy with south gusts to around 40 mph by Sunday.
If you are headed to the "K" for the rest of the Twins series it will be a bit cool for each game. The games Wednesday and Thursday could experience a brief shower/T-Storm. The chance is 20% and it will not be enough to cancel the game should a shower move across the Truman Sports complex.
Have a great rest of your week.
Stay healthy
