With Tuesday’s high temperatures approaching the 1899 record high of 91 degrees, Johnson County and the rest of the Kansas City metro area face a slight risk of severe weather later Tuesday night and into early Wednesday.
The forecast calls for a high temperature near 90 degrees with rain chances increasing this evening. A normal high temperature for this day would be 69 degrees.
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has areas from just northeast of Kansas City, through the metro, southwest across Wichita and down into the Texas Panhandle under a slight risk of severe storms that could produce large hail, damaging winds and possible tornadoes.
Record high temps are possible today for areas south of the currently stalled cold front across northern MO into NE Kansas.
Later this evening, storms are expected to move in from the west. A few of these may be severe, with damaging wind gusts & hail being the primary hazards. https://t.co/DK3KElvwpB
— NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansasCity) October 13, 2026
Hail, high winds, even tornadoes possible
Large hail is classified as anything 1 inch or larger. Damaging winds could range from 58 to 70 mph. Even a short-lived tornado or two are possible across the slight-risk area.
A slight risk area means that severe weather is expected to be isolated to scattered, not widespread, with short-lived or briefly intense storms moving across the area.
The slight risk designation is a risk level 2 out of 5 on the Storm Prediction Center’s scale.
Flood watch in effect Tuesday night
Storms are expected to develop late Tuesday evening from our west and begin moving into the area around 7 p.m.
Heavy rainfall associated with these storms has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flood watch for the Kansas City metro, including Johnson County, which will take effect at 7 p.m. Tuesday and remain in place until 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The watch cautions that excessive runoff may flood rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying, flood-prone areas.
After the rain and the cold front, highs in the low 70s are expected on Wednesday and Thursday.
Rain chances dwindle by Friday, as temperatures continue to fall. Friday’s high temperature could struggle to reach 60 degrees, and Saturday’s low temperature could be in the low 40s.
Daytime highs rebound next week, with forecasted highs in the mid-70s.
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