As other parts of the country deal with snowstorms and tornado warnings, our area is preparing for an “arctic chill.” Experts are expecting frigid temperatures to hit starting this weekend through Christmas weekend. Starting this weekend, overnight lows will plunge well below freezing, and wind chills will be in the single digits.
The real concern, however, is Christmas weekend when our area could see dangerously cold temperatures. The news is already predicting subzero temperatures December 24-25. Fox4 Meteorologist Joe Lauria wrote in his latest blog, he’s concerned that for some days next week, the high temperature could struggle to get to 10 degrees with lows at -5 or colder.
From a high temperature standpoint, this may be one of Kansas City’s coldest Christmas days on record. It might not get as cold as Christmas day 1983, when it reached just 4 degrees, but in the top 10. Lauria says don’t be surprised when weather forecasts over the next few days get colder and colder with each update. The news is encouraging Kansas City-area residents to have winter clothes and a winter weather survival kit, including blankets, non-perishable food and water, prepared for next week.
