KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI — Kansas City starts Monday with storm damage and flooding concerns already in the picture, after heavy rain and strong thunderstorms pushed through the metro earlier in the day.
The rest of the day does not look as stormy from start to finish, but the weather still stays active, with mostly cloudy skies, breezy conditions, a high near 77°F, and a sharp drop into the mid 40s tonight.
The morning is the part of the day that matters most. Storms brought heavy rainfall across the Kansas City area, and a Flood Warning remains in effect until 3 p.m. for parts of the metro, including Clay, Jackson and Platte counties.
Between 2.5 and 4.5 inches of rain had already fallen in the warned area by late morning, with additional rainfall still possible in some spots.
That means Monday is not just a cloudy spring day. It is a day where water on roads, low lying areas and swollen creeks can still be a problem even after the loudest storms move away.
Kansas City, Independence, Lee’s Summit, Blue Springs, Liberty, Gladstone, Raytown and nearby communities are all included in the broader flood concern.
The broader storm system has already caused problems across the Midwest, and Kansas City saw heavy rainfall in a short window.
Reports from the system noted 3.2 inches of rain in six hours in Kansas City and multiple water rescues, with no injuries reported.
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By late morning and midday, Kansas City begins shifting away from the worst of the storm setup. The sky stays unsettled, but the temperature still climbs through the low and mid 70s, with the afternoon high landing near 77°F.
That gives the day a strange feel. It is warm enough to feel like late April, but the clouds, wind and flooding issues keep it from feeling like a clean spring day.
| Time | Temperature | Conditions | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 66°F | Showers / Thunderstorms | SSE 13 mph |
| 3:00 AM | 65°F | Thunderstorms | SSE 14 mph |
| 6:00 AM | 64°F | Showers / Storms | S 11 mph |
| 9:00 AM | 67°F | Mostly Cloudy / Flooding Concerns | ESE 9 mph |
| 12:00 PM | 74°F | Partly Cloudy | SW 11 mph |
| 3:00 PM | 77°F | Slight Chance of Thunderstorms | W 14 mph |
| 6:00 PM | 71°F | Partly Cloudy | WNW 14 mph |
| 9:00 PM | 61°F | Partly Cloudy | NW 11 mph |
| 11:00 PM | 56°F | Mostly Clear | NW 10 mph |
The wind also changes the feel of the day. Early winds lean more from the southeast and south, then turn west and northwest as the day moves on.
That shift is the sign of the next pattern arriving. Once the storms and heavier rain move out, Kansas City does not simply stay warm and humid.
The air starts changing behind the system, and that cooler push becomes much more obvious tonight.
Afternoon rain chances are much lower than the morning setup, but the weather is not totally calm right away.
The latest hourly trend still carries a small thunderstorm chance during the early to mid afternoon before the sky becomes more variable later in the day.
By evening, temperatures slide quickly from the 70s into the 60s, then down into the 50s.
Tonight is where the day really flips. Kansas City drops to around 45°F, with north to northwest wind taking over and the air becoming noticeably cooler.
That makes Monday a transition day from warm, stormy and humid to cooler, quieter and more comfortable by Tuesday morning.
Overall, Kansas City’s weather today is stormy and flood prone early, warmer and breezy during the afternoon, then much cooler tonight.
The biggest concern is not the afternoon high. It is the leftover flooding and the quick change behind the morning storms.
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