Keep your rain gear handy as the National Weather Service predicts showers and thunderstorms will continue in the Kansas City area on Monday.
“Another day, another shower and some thunderstorms, including the chance of a few strong to severe storms,” the weather service said on X, formerly Twitter.
The metro will experience a brief relief from the rain, but storms are expected to hit the Kansas City region later this morning and early afternoon, the weather service said.
One to three inches of rain is possible, with the highest amounts east of Interstate 35 and the Kansas City metro area. Up to five centimeters of rain could fall in some areas in the far south of the region.
A few of the storms could be severe. If severe weather develops, the weather service says the primary threat will be damaging winds and possibly tornadoes.
The areas with the greatest threat of severe weather are south and east of Kansas City, generally east of the line from around Moberly to Sedalia and Clinton. The weather service’s Storm Prediction Center has placed that area at a low risk of severe weather.
The timing for the severe weather will be roughly between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m., the weather service said.
Temperatures are expected to rise to around 68 degrees. Normally, Kansas City sees temperatures of 59 degrees this time of year.
Is rain possible for Chiefs football game?
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue into the evening, with a chance of periods of heavy rainfall, the weather service said.
Rain is likely with a chance of thunder for the 7:15 PM kickoff of the Kansas City Chiefs/Tampa Bay Buccaneers football game at Arrowhead Stadium.
Temperatures will be in the mid 60s with winds below 10 mph.
The storms are gradually moving east, with the wind shifting from south to northeast. Temperatures will drop into the upper 50s tonight.
Cooler and drier weather is forecast
The rain is expected to end Tuesday morning and cloudy skies will gradually become mostly sunny, the weather service said.
The weather will be more seasonal, with temperatures in the low 60s through the end of the week.
Rain chances return in the Kansas City area on Friday and Saturday, the weather service said.
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