Will it snow in Kansas City?
Kansas City, Missouri · checked 2:51 pm CDT, Mon Oct 19
This week: the National Weather Service forecast
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Kansas City for the next 7 days.
NWS forecast for central Kansas City, issued 2:11 pm CDT, Mon Oct 19. It covers about 7 days and is updated several times a day.
The whole 7-day forecast
- This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind around 6 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South southeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind around 3 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
- Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
NWS forecast for Kansas City · Weather alerts in Missouri · Winter storm outlook
How often it snows in Kansas City
Kansas City averages 18.2 inches of snow a year in NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals (from 28 years of snowfall records in 1991–2020).
Measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) fell in 30 of the 30 winters from 1991–92 to 2020–21 with complete records — about 100%.
In the winters that had any, the median date of the first measurable snow was December 1, and of the last March 20. The earliest first snow came on October 14, 2018.
The snowiest of those winters was 2009–10, with 44.3 inches.
The snowiest month on average is February, with 5.9 inches.
On average there are 13.8 days a year with at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
Average snowfall by month, 1991–2020
| Month | Snowfall |
|---|---|
| October | 0.3 inches |
| November | 1.1 inches |
| December | 4.0 inches |
| January | 4.9 inches |
| February | 5.9 inches |
| March | 1.7 inches |
| April | 0.3 inches |
Months with none on average are left out.
Will Kansas City have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Kansas City a 20% chance of at least 1 inch of snow on the ground on December 25 — the measure NOAA uses for its white Christmas maps.
The chance of at least 0.1 inch of snow falling that day is 11%.
These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
White Christmas in Kansas City: every Christmas Day since 1991
Where these numbers come from
Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual, monthly and daily station normals) for Kansas City International Airport, GHCN-Daily station USW00003947, 26 km from the city centre. First and last snow dates, the share of winters with snow and the snowiest winter were counted by this site from the same station's daily snowfall for the winters 1991–92 to 2020–21, read through the Regional Climate Centers' ACIS service; a winter with more than 10 missing days between October and April is left out. Forecast: the National Weather Service API, read at most once an hour. All US government data, public domain.
This site does not issue warnings or predict snow. It repeats the official forecast and the long-run record.
NOAA's winter outlook 2026–27 for Missouri
Questions
Will it snow in Kansas City this week?
Snow is not in the National Weather Service forecast for Kansas City for the next 7 days. The National Weather Service updates its forecast several times a day.
Will it snow in Kansas City this winter (2026–27)?
Nobody can say for a whole winter ahead. In the 30 winters from 1991–92 to 2020–21 with complete records, measurable snow fell in 30, and the 1991–2020 average is 18.2 inches a year. NOAA's seasonal outlook gives the chances of a colder or wetter winter than normal, not snow totals.
When does Kansas City usually get its first snow?
In the 30 winters that had measurable snow, the median date of the first one was December 1; the earliest was October 14, 2018.
Will Kansas City have a white Christmas?
NOAA's 1991–2020 daily normals give Kansas City a 20% chance of at least 1 inch of snow on the ground on December 25 — the measure NOAA uses for its white Christmas maps. The chance of at least 0.1 inch of snow falling that day is 11%. These are long-run chances from past winters, smoothed across the days around Christmas — not a forecast for this year.
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