KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Hot, windy and sometimes wet for the weekend. First Warns of heavy rain and winter cold next week.

Look up tonight, because you’ll see the last supermoon of the year. It is a supermoon because the moon is closest to Earth in its orbit. It is also the full beaver moon, so called because trappers used to use this full moon to set beaver traps. We’ll also have shooting stars to see over the weekend, as the Leonid meteor shower peaks on Saturday night.

Saturday will be a warm day, with temperatures around 10 degrees above normal for mid-November. The morning starts in the mid-40s, and the afternoon gets into the mid-60s. The trade-off for the warm weather will be the gusty winds. Southeast winds could reach 35 mph at times, with the morning likely the windiest part of the day. The gusts should decrease somewhat by the afternoon. A very isolated shower is possible in the afternoon, but the odds are slim at 20%.

Sunday is still mild with highs near 60, but we’ll get more cloud cover and a better shot for showers. The afternoon offers scattered light showers, with each individual location having a 30% chance of seeing rain. There will still be plenty of dry hours.

Monday is a different story though. We will face widespread rain as we return to work, and we will first warn you of potential heavy rain on Monday. Much of the day looks wet at this point, although heavy storms are not currently expected. Rain totals could top 1 inch or more Monday night.

Tuesday will be a transition day, with highs dropping slightly into the mid-50s. Wednesday begins the change to chilly 40s. We’ll warn you first that Thursday will be a wintry day, with highs in the 40s and windy. A high of 43 would be the coolest day we’ve had in nearly eight months (since March 27).

The risk of a rain/snow mix is ​​less likely with the latest data. The snow and cold air are moving faster, and not in the same place at the same time on Thursday. This is the “delicate dance” we’ve described with this system if we’re going to get any snowflakes, and right now it’s out of sync. We still have a small 20% chance, since the system hasn’t even formed yet. It won’t be organized until next week, so until we have a feature to track, the computer forecasts will be bouncing around. Stay tuned for updates.

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