A storm is expected later this week, but instead of snow, the Kansas City area will experience rain due to the arrival of warmer temperatures, according to the National Weather Service in Kansas City.

Warmer temperatures will filter into the Kansas City area on Wednesday, but the National Weather Service said the metro will remain cold. “Good news: It is exactly 30 degrees warmer in KC at 5 AM than it was yesterday at 5 AM!!” the weather service said in a post on Facebook. Temperatures were -8 degrees on Tuesday and 22 on Wednesday.

Anyone heading outside Tuesday should bundle up due to dangerous wind chill values, the National Weather Service said.

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The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs will play in the AFC championship game in decent weather conditions on Sunday evening. The New York-based Bills and Missouri-based Chiefs are going into the second-most important game of the football season and good weather is important for the teams to perform their best.

Tuesday brought Topeka its lowest temperatures in almost four years, with the mercury plunging to minus 12 degrees.

Winter’s brutal cold lingers in the Kansas City area Thursday, as wind chills plunged to the single digits, if not below zero, due to below-freezing temperatures and breezing weather, according to the National Weather Service.

The AccuWeather forecast calls for hazy moonlight in the 6 p.m. hour, evolving to mostly clear skies, with a high around 32 degrees at kickoff. The wind forecast is a bit stronger at 5 mph, but below the NFL average of 7 mph and paired with a 0% chance of precipitation.

Early spring-like weather is expected in Kansas City this week, but the warmer temperatures raise some concerns, according to the National Weather Service. On Monday, temperatures are expected to climb into the mid-40s in the metro,

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Could there be a snowstorm in the area to end January and begin February? Nothing is certain, but there's a chance.

Temperatures late tonight into early Thursday morning will be below freezing to the north and west so any moisture around could be in the form of wintry weather in those parts of the area.