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National Weather Service
An advisory is in effect for Kansas City: Frost Advisory.
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Official weather alerts for Kansas City
1 advisory or statement
Frost Advisory until Sat, Oct 17, 9:00 AM CDT
Frost Advisory issued October 16 at 9:40AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Miami; Linn; Leavenworth; Wyandotte; Johnson; Schuyler; Adair; Clinton; Caldwell; Livingston; Linn; Macon; Platte; Clay; Ray; Carroll; Chariton; Randolph; Jackson; Lafayette; Saline; Cass; Johnson
Full text from the National Weather Service
FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY
* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Kansas and central, north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Missouri. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
Instructions: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Official NWS page · NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Storm Prediction Center · today's severe-storm outlook · issued 1 h ago
Kansas City is outside today's thunderstorm and severe-storm areas.
Official SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook (NOAA), valid until Sat, Oct 17, 7:00 AM CDT. It shows the chance of severe storms in the area, not a warning for your street. SPC outlook
U.S. Drought Monitor · map of October 13
31% of Kansas is in drought, including 10% in severe drought or worse.
Share of the state's area. Updated every Thursday by the U.S. Drought Monitor (National Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA). Drought builds over weeks and months: one rainy day rarely ends it.
Weather in Kansas City now
Rain forecast for Kansas City · next days
Automatic forecast from a computer model (MET Norway, data CC BY 4.0). Not an official alert: for watches and warnings, follow National Weather Service.
What do the inches mean?
As a rough guide: under a quarter inch in a day is light rain; 1 to 2 inches is a heavy downpour; more than 2 inches in a day is very heavy rain that can flood low-lying areas and roads.
Several rainy days in a row saturate the ground: even a modest storm can then cause flash flooding and rising rivers.
What is normal in October in Kansas City
changing season Storms become less frequent, but a smaller second severe-weather season can occur in October and November, mainly in Oklahoma and Texas. The first snow and freeze arrive on the northern Plains.
El Niño is under way, and NOAA expects it to be strong (NOAA, October 8, 2026).
On the southern Plains it tends to bring a wetter, cooler winter; the northern Plains tend to be milder and drier.
These are general tendencies: every year is different, and your local forecast comes first.
Typical climate per NOAA and regional weather services. It describes the season, not the forecast for a given day.
Official sources for Kansas
Emergency: 911