First warning in place Saturday morning for the first snow of the season

On November 30, 2024By Littum

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Saturday brings an initial warning for the first measurable chance of snow of the season. For most, a dusting to 1″ of snow will be possible, but east of the metro, larger amounts of 1″ to 3″ of snow will be possible.

Along with the chance of rain tonight, cloud cover will be abundant throughout the KCTV5 region. Low temperatures will drop into the mid-20s to start Saturday.

The chance of snow showers will begin after midnight around 2/3 on Saturday and will last until around noon Saturday. However, the most important timeline for accumulation of snow chances will be between approx. 5 in the morning and noon. A few lingering showers may be possible after lunchtime, but there will be little or no further accumulation. We will see cloud cover slowly fall in the afternoon and partly cloudy skies should arrive in the evening.

As mentioned above, most of the area (including the metro) could see a dusting of snow to 1″. Higher snowfall totals of 1″ to 2″ will be possible in our far eastern counties with isolated areas of 3″ to 4″ possible. A winter weather advisory will be in effect from 4 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Saline, Chariton and Carroll counties for 1″ to 3″ of snow accumulation.

Saturday afternoon, high temperatures will reach the mid-30s with light winds between 5 and 10 mph. The second half of the weekend (Sunday) will be quiet as high pressure begins to dominate the region. Sunday will start in the teens and warm to the mid 30s with partly cloudy skies.

We will see a dry weather pattern and a steady warming in temperatures for the first half of next week before another cold front moves through on Thursday.