Forecast Details for Kansas City, MO

Recent Locations: Kansas City, MO  
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph in the morning.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a southeast wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 57. Breezy, with a southeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 75. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 62. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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