Forecast Details for Kansas City, MO

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Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 22 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 75. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Monday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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