A series of disturbances will bring chances of rain and storms to the “Show Me” state starting Friday night. Some of those storms could become severe and produce heavy rain.
What you need to know
- Severe thunderstorms likely Friday night in Kansas City
- If storms develop Saturday night in St. Louis, they could become severe
- There are uncertainties about the chances of rain and storms Saturday night into Sunday morning.
- Severe thunderstorms likely Friday night in Kansas City
- If storms develop Saturday night in St. Louis, they could become severe
- There are uncertainties about the chances of rain and storms Saturday night into Sunday morning.
Temperatures across the state on Friday reached a high of 90 degrees under sunny skies.
Friday night
A weather system will approach Missouri on Friday night. The storm complex will emerge from Nebraska and cross the state from northwest to southeast.
Clouds will increase Friday night and thicken as storms arrive just before midnight in the Kansas City metro area. It was a warm and sunny day; Temperatures reached 90 degrees in the region. Daytime heating was enough fuel to sustain the storm complex.
The Storm Prediction Center has an improved risk (level 3/5) Friday night for the Kansas City region. Some of the storms could become severe with damaging winds (gusts up to 70 mph) and large hail, and while the tornado threat is low, it is not zero.
The intense line of storms will move southeast into central Missouri, but showers and clouds will remain overnight. Some thunder is possible, but no strong storms are expected after the initial line. Any wet weather should end in Kansas City around dawn.
Friday night schedule in Kansas City
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St. Louis Night Time
The storms will weaken as they cross the state and will not be severe as they reach the St. Louis metropolitan area. Storms could still contain heavy rain and gusty winds.
Hours in St. Louis are just before sunrise, 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. The rain will taper to showers and end by late morning.
Saturday during the day
There will be a break in the wet weather at midday with the sun peeking out, especially in the western part of the state. Depending on the amount of instability that exists in the afternoon will determine the chances of a storm later in the day.
A cold front will cross the state and help initiate showers and storms across the state. Depending on the amount of storm fuel the intensity of these storms will be determined.
Saturday night
The St. Louis area is most likely to see isolated severe storms Saturday night, with gusty winds and hail being the biggest threats. The hours appear to be from 7 pm to midnight.
Saturday night uncertainties
The front appears to stop somewhere near the St. Louis and Kansas City regions on Saturday night. This location becomes important because, at the same time, a climate disturbance will move along the west-east boundary increasing rainfall and storms.
If the front remains near Interstate 70, showers and storms will affect both metropolitan areas and could produce thunderstorms that drop heavy rain in places that have saturated terrain, creating the potential for flooding. Since the atmosphere has already been “repaired,” the serious threat does not exist.
Sunday
Rain activity will begin to taper off around midday Sunday, producing clear skies from west to east. With cooler air, highs will only reach the upper 70s in both Kansas City and St. Louis.
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