Frost Advisory: Protect Plants, Watch Skies

0:00It's May 1st. This is Kansas News today, driven by AI. A cold front sliding into the Kansas City area Friday, bringing mostly just a few light sprinkles, but the real chill behind it could drop frost. Early Saturday morning, north of the Missouri River, threatening any tender plants out there. Friday kicks off sunny, but clouds build in the afternoon as that front pushes through, with any rain staying super light across the region. For nights, skies clear up, winds die down, and temps plunge into the thirties by Saturday morning, prompting a frost advisory from 1 a.m. to 8 a.m. For northeast Kansas and spots in north central, north east, northwest, and west central Missouri, where lows hit as low as 31 degrees. That frost could straight up kill sensitive outdoor plants if you leave them uncovered, but the Kansas City Metro dodges the advisory thanks to the urban heat island keeping things a bit warmer. This top out in the mid sixties Friday and Saturday, cooler than the usual, 70 degrees this time of year, then Sunday jumps to 80 with.

1:03Possible strong thunderstorms late, especially central Missouri and marginal severe risk for wind and hail. Next week stays unsettled with on and off showers and storms through Wednesday, maybe another severe pop Monday night before cooling back to the sixties. Cover those plants and watch the skies.