KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI — Kansas City gets a clean and comfortable weather day to open the new week, with sunny skies, a high near 75°F, and a south southwest wind of 8 to 14 mph that becomes more noticeable through the afternoon.
Gusts could reach 24 mph, but the bigger story is how steady and easy the forecast looks from start to finish.
There is not much weather drama in this setup, and that is exactly what makes it stand out.
After the recent stretch of rougher conditions and quick temperature swings, Monday gives the metro a day that feels a lot more settled.
The sky stays bright, rain stays out of the picture, and the afternoon warms up enough to make it feel like one of the more usable spring days Kansas City has seen lately.
The day already looked good by midmorning. At 9:54 a.m. CDT, Kansas City Downtown Airport was reporting fair skies and 60°F, with a light southeast wind near 5 mph.
That kind of start matters because it gives the day a softer, more comfortable opening instead of one that has to recover from a cold sunrise or push through heavy cloud cover.
| Time | Temperature | Conditions | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 58°F | Mostly Clear | S 4 mph |
| 3:00 AM | 54°F | Mostly Clear | Light S |
| 6:00 AM | 49°F | Sunny | Calm |
| 9:00 AM | 60°F | Sunny | SE 5 mph |
| 12:00 PM | 69°F | Sunny | SSW 8 mph |
| 3:00 PM | 76°F | Sunny | SSW 13 mph |
| 6:00 PM | 75°F | Sunny | SSW 14 mph |
| 9:00 PM | 69°F | Clear | SSW 13 mph |
| 11:00 PM | 65°F | Mostly Clear | SSW 12 mph |
As the afternoon settles in, the warmth becomes much more noticeable. The official forecast keeps the high in the mid 70s, and the latest hourly trend shows temperatures rising through the upper 60s around midday and into the mid to upper 70s later in the afternoon.
It is not a hot day, but it is warm enough to feel good once the sun has been up for a while.
The wind is the one thing that keeps the day from feeling completely still. That south southwest breeze picks up as the hours go by, especially later in the day, which gives Monday a little motion without turning it into a problem.
It is the kind of breeze that makes the weather feel active, but not the kind that gets in the way of the overall forecast.
Kansas City stays dry, bright, and pretty easy to work around from morning through evening.
By tonight, the pattern stays quiet. The forecast keeps mostly clear skies with a low around 56°F, and the south southwest wind remains in place at around 11 to 14 mph with gusts still possible near 24 mph.
So while the daytime warmth backs off after sunset, the overall setup still looks calm and mild heading into Tuesday.
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