Kansas City Braces for Heat, Cold, and Storms

0:00Kansas City is bracing for a dramatic weather swing this week. Thursday looks set to smash heat records with highs in the low to mid 90s, topping the 85 degree mark from 1991. That's way above the usual 59 degree high for this time of year. Winds will ramp up late Thursday morning, gusting to 40 or 45 miles per hour into the afternoon as a strong cold front pushes in. Showers and thunderstorms could pop up behind it, most likely from 7 p.m. Thursday to 1 a.m. Friday. Officials note a low risk of severe storms, but hail and damaging winds remain possible in the strongest ones. The cold front will plunge temperatures sharply, dropping 30 to 40 degrees by Friday. Expect near normal highs that day, then a chill into the 20s and low 30s by Saturday morning. Folks with early spring plants should cover them up to avoid frost damage and burning outdoors is a bad idea with dry conditions fueling fire risks. Friday afternoon. Fire weather could hit critical levels if winds

1:00pick up again. Friday under very dry air. But relief comes soon after, with temperatures rebounding to around 60 degrees Saturday afternoon, the mid 70s Sunday and the 80s next week. Moisture from the golf should bring more rain chances by mid week, settling things into a milder pattern for now. That's your Kansas News today update. AI powered and always on