Kansas City: Steamy Week with Severe Storms

0:00it's April 13th. Kansas news today starts now. AI powered and ready. Kansas City, get ready for a steamy week, pack with storm threats before that cool weekend relief hits. The National Weather Service says we're looking at strong to severe thunderstorms, mainly Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, with temps pushing the upper. 70s to 80s, way above the usual 65 degrees this time of year. Monday kicks it off warm and windy, highs around 80, south to southwest gusts up to 35 miles per hour. A few light showers might pop up, but that warm air layer overhead should keep most spots dry for now. Tuesday brings the prime shot at severe weather, storms firing up in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma, sliding into the metro by evening and overnight. Expect large hail, damaging winds as top risks, and yeah, a tornado can be ruled out, with the storm prediction center calling it a slight risk, level two out of five. Wednesday could see more

1:00widespread action in the afternoon and evening, depending on how the atmosphere bounces back, still at that level, too risk. Friday afternoon and evening might crank up again, with a 15% shot at severe stuff per the latest outlook. Stay alert folks, keep an eye on updates, secure the outdoors, and have that weather have handy. Cooler, drier air rolls in this weekend, dropping us to the low to mid 60s, so hang tight through the wild ride.