Kansas City, Missouri Weather
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Kansas City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 3:18 PM CST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——70°43°—
- WednesdayNov 11Clear——64°45°-6°
- ThursdayNov 12Clear——55°35°-9°
- FridayNov 13Clear——48°36°-7°
- SaturdayNov 14Overcast——47°33°-1°
- SundayNov 15Overcast24%—48°36°+1°
- MondayNov 16Overcast24%—52°35°+4°
Air quality now AQI 28 · Good
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:36 AM
- Moonset
- 5:48 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Kansas City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 57°F (high 70°F, low 43°F), 10°F above the 47°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: April 4 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 4 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Kansas City
- Tue69°44°0%
- Wed64°45°0%
- Thu55°35°1%
- Fri48°36°0%
- Sat47°33°2%
- Sun48°36°24%
- Mon52°35°24%
- Tue55°37°3%
- Wed55°43°26%
- Thu62°53°31%
- Fri60°51°35%
- Sat51°33°54%
- Sun33°22°29%
- Mon24°18°14%
- Tue37°20°13%
- Wed46°33°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Kansas City
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Kansas City — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Post-frost dormancy
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically November 2) is due or past. Bring frost-tender plants indoors, mulch overwintering beds, and turn spent plantings under. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest fall brassicas and carrots.
Sun & seasons in Kansas City
Kansas City sits in Jackson County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 55m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 25m — a swing of +5h 30m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
St. Louis, the state’s largest city, lies about 234 miles to the E. The nearest town Kansas City tracks is Lone Jack, roughly 26 miles to the SE.
Air quality in Kansas City
Air quality in Kansas City’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2024 (median AQI 46). See the full air-quality history for Kansas City.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, spinach, radishes | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
Kansas City peaks at about 81°F in July and bottoms near 31°F in January; June brings the heaviest rain (5.3 inches) and January the least (1.0 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 1.0″ | 2 |
| February | 36° | 1.5″ | 3 |
| March | 46° | 2.1″ | 5 |
| April | 57° | 3.9″ | 7 |
| May | 67° | 5.1″ | 8 |
| June | 77° | 5.3″ | 8 |
| July | 81° | 4.4″ | 6 |
| August | 79° | 4.7″ | 6 |
| September | 71° | 3.8″ | 6 |
| October | 58° | 3.2″ | 5 |
| November | 45° | 1.8″ | 3 |
| December | 35° | 1.3″ | 3 |
Regional context
Similar climates North Kansas City, MO, Avondale, MO, Randolph, MO
Kansas City swings from 31°F in January to 81°F in July (50°F) per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals; precipitation in Kansas City runs about 38.1 inches on roughly 60 measurable days.
Summer convection drives Kansas City's precipitation: June logs 5.3 inches on 7.5 rainy days, against January's 1.0 inches on 2.2 — warm-season storms carry Kansas City's moisture. Kansas City shares that warm-season-wet pattern with places like North Kansas City, MO, Avondale, MO and Randolph, MO.
Around April 4, Kansas City sheds its freezing nights — peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes go into Kansas City's beds. Heat-demanding starts go out a fortnight on in Kansas City, after the soil warms and cold snaps clear. By November 2, frost is back in Kansas City — protect or harvest anything tender. That date is a median: Kansas City freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: North Kansas City, MO, Avondale, MO, Randolph, MO, Blue Summit, MO, Northmoor, MO.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Kansas City?
- In Kansas City, expect the last spring frost near April 4; Kansas City's first autumn frost comes around November 2.
- What is the rainy season in Kansas City?
- Kansas City sees its heaviest rain in June (around 5.3 inches), part of roughly 38 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Kansas City?
- The warmest stretch in Kansas City comes in July, around 81°F on average.
- What is the coldest month in Kansas City?
- On average January is the chilliest month in Kansas City, about 31°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Kansas City?
- Kansas City's last frost (April 4) cues hardy greens; in Kansas City, hold heat-lovers two weeks past.
- How many rainy days does Kansas City get?
- Expect roughly 60 wet days a year in Kansas City.
- What hardiness zone is Kansas City?
- Kansas City sits in the USDA zone set by January lows near 31°F; the USDA ZIP tool gives the band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Kansas City?
- Kansas City's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Kansas City?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Kansas City in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Kansas City?
- Current conditions for Kansas City and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Kansas City forecast updated?
- The Kansas City forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Kansas City?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Kansas City are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Kansas City?
- The next few days in Kansas City's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Kansas City sits at 39.1°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
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