Forecast Details for Kansas City, MO

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Overnight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Steady temperature around 61. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 22 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: 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.

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 is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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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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