Good morning everyone,
Today is the All Star Game at Kauffman Stadium and there is a parade later this morning on the Plaza. The heat wave broke on Sunday and the somewhat cooler weather continues today. We are forecasting a high of 91°, and it will be around 84° at first pitch this evening. It is nice seeing all of the crowds and energy out at the stadium. If the Royals could just start winning we could match this atmosphere for our own team some day. Mark, Christa, and I went to the All Star Gala after the newscast last night and here is a picture:
There will be a slight chance of thunderstorms the next two to three afternoons and early evenings. The “Heat Wave Generating Machine”, the anticyclone or upper high, has shifted to the west and will be centered over the Nevada/Utah border later today, as you can see below:
The main jet stream is way up to the north in Canada and our weather pattern is still being affected by the anticyclone. A weak disturbance can be seen this morning on satellite pictures and this is also indicated by the little wiggle in the 588 dm line above. I plotted the little trough (the dashed black line) showing this disturbance approaching us this evening. A few thunderstorms are likely, but how wide spread will they be. With the All Star game tonight I would prefer this one evening to stay dry, but it isn’t up to me. This slow moving disturbance will help provide the conditions for some isolated thunderstorms that would move from north to south at around 10 to 15 mph the next two days. We are leaving the chance of rain at any one location at 10% or less for now. Let’s keep our eye to the sky later this afternoon and see if any big cumulus clouds begin developing.
Heat will likely build back in later this weekend as the upper high weakens and shifts east out into the plains. We will go over all of the details on 41 Action News today and tonight. Let us know if you have any questions, and thank you so much for spending a few minutes reading the Action Weather Blog.
Gary
Lately, it has been so difficult to form rainstorms in the KC area even with 50-60% let alone 10 or 20%. Latest data indicate the dry pattern continues until further notice. We need rain!!!
KC what a shame. I was at Homerun Derby and the atmosphere was just great up until Canoe came up. Ken Rosenthal wrote a clom this AM and I have to agree with him. I couldn’t believe the way they acted. The crowd acted like a 2 year old who couldn’t have a cookie. It ruined what would have been a perfect evening. In my opinion it was the last time KC will see a All Star game. KC you were putting on a great event its a shame you couldn’t finish.
Gary the weather was A plus.
Do you like fishsticks?
ED,
Cano promised a player from KC and didn’t deliver. When you break a promise, that’s what happens. It was a given that was gonna happen. Stop bashing the passion that us real fans have. The national attention that KC is getting is over the top. They’ll have a another game sooner then you think. They found real fans here.
MUK, you’re the last person that can comment on somebody having class. Day after day you come on here and send out cheap shots to the weather team and the bloggers. Come on here under different names, it’s just a shame you wouldn’t ever do it face to face. Keep up your comments behind that screen. You have ruined a nice blog and continue to do so. Congrats!
The media did their usual to try and over hype the situation. From what I have read so far, Billy doesn’t seem to be offended by not getting picked, and Cano doesn’t seem to have been phased by the jeering. At the end of the day, these two guys make a good living doing something they love. The sun will still set tonight and rise the next morning. Too bad the media can’t just let it go like that. I suppose it will be the next topic for Jack’s Smack.
Haha..fishsticks…
Sportsfreaked…I loathe baseball outside the SF giants and I hate the all star game. However, everyone had a great time last night and tonight will be awesome. I didn’t know the home run derby was last night until I tried to go downtown for a concert at P&L…it was crowded.
I will say the atmosphere wasn’t as cool as the big 12 tourney.
It would appear that ESPN and the national media all appear to have the same opinion that it was way over the top the way the fans acted. I’m not bashing anyone just stating the facts as I saw them. I come from the greatest baseball town St. Louis. I hope the Royals do well because I live here except when they play the Cards. You can have passion but you should have class as well. The class was missisng. Looking forward to the game tonight. I’m afraid the AL is going crush the NL. I’m sure the atmosphere will be great again. Tailgating will be fun for sure! Go NL!
I’m of the persuasion that it’s media over-hype as well. ESPN would love nothing more than to slam a small market city anyway. A few years ago when the All-Star game was in Phoenix, Prince Fielder got repeatedly jeered by the D-Backs fans for the exact same reason when Fielder chose Rickie Weeks over their boy. Not only at the derby, but during the all-star game and every time the Brewers played in Phoenix the rest of that season. Funny how we hear nothing of it now. Must’ve been a huge deal!
Does anyone know why all these little clouds have wispy tails on them?
Higher level cloud wisps are usually caused by ice crystals though not seeing any of those from my current location but I have a limited view of the sky. I suppose some type of shear might cause it as well but not sure of it
Mikey, Mikey, Mikey. Funny how just yesterday I congratulated Gary for going 107 as a high this past Saturday as we hit 107 downtown and 105 at KCI. I didn’t think we would get that close but Gary was spot on with the forecast. Once again I feel you have a problem reading and understanding what was written. You think you are all that and king of the blog and grass cutting. My yard stays green without paint.
As far the HRD last night I think sports gets it because he says he is from St. Louis. In St. Louis you learn to be a classy baseball fan. So Cano changed his mind big deal. I’m surprised the KC fans were not laying down kicking and screaming because Billy Bob didn’t get picked for the HRD. He doesn’t even deserve to be there. The only reasn he’s there is because of the rule of 1 player from each team. If he doesn’t get in the game tonight are you KC fans going to throw cow bells on the field? I would tell you to read the national sports colums and what they are saying about the behavior but then again you can’t comprehend what you read so it would be a waste of time.
As usual Mikey your comment is shallow and lacking facts. It’s ok we still put up with you and your a** kissing ways. I’ve always heard of a man crush and now I see it in action. You are in love with me and Gary. It’s ok you can admit it big guy. XOXOXO
(Muk)Go back and read your comments, that’s plenty of facts. Lot of talk. A$$ kissing on a weather blog brings so much additional perks to my life. You got it right.
Here’s a fact, you would never show and talk the same Jive. That’s a fact that will stay true forever. Usually when a man talks the talk, he can walk it to. Why can’t you?
Just answer the question.
Because cano is a yankee I would be dissapointed if the kc fans didnt boo him after he said B.B. could be in it. I thought it was great and to top it off the mighty New York Yankee had 0 HR. LOVED IT!
It was good to see KC stand up for their own player last night! I get tired of people expecting that everyone should just hush their mouths and keep their opinions to themselves because God Forbid it might make you look a little bit “human”.
Seeing cloud formations pick up here. Looks like some action beginning to shape up for a few lucky folks.
Mower Mike! You have always ben a good blogger. If you are good at what you do it doesn’t matter what you do. This adolescent,bromance brother cant get a date! He is so pent up all he can do is visit a weather blog and cause trouble to compensate for his lack of being a man. cut him some slack bro. He is probablr around four foot two and needs to compensate…its his only chance at feeling normal
You shouldn’t talk about yourself and Mikey that way. I am married and have 2 great little ones. I think you may be describing yourself. Like I told lawn jockey come on to Australia with us next month. I have work to do there but I only work 3 days a week when we’re there. The rest of the time is play time. Make sure you give Mikey a kiss when you tuck him in tonight ok.
Gary,
I saw your forecast for next week and noticed a couple of days that are in the 100′s. Are we going to have yet another heat wave with dangerous temps or will it go back to average temps?
Megan
What a great night at the K! The best part is the NL up 8 to 0. Very nice weather thanks Gary.
Mkey, Mikey, Mikey just because you say it doesn’t make it so. I can back up my talk the problem is your not worth my time. My time is much more valuable then a lawn mower jockey. When we head to Australia next month I wish you could come. By the way see the home page here where they called KC fans Royal Jerks. Your one of the reasons KC will aways be a COW town.
MUKU..I hate to say it brother but I agree with Mike to some extent, you call the actions of the KC fans classless however, you do come onto this blog and act without class in bashing Gary as well as other bloggers. I am with you in the fact the folks should have more class at an event like the all-star game however, a man is only as good as his word and if he stated he would choose a Royal, he should have done it.
I did see where you gave Gary kudos on his forecast however, I also did do see where you attempt to focus on his personal status as well…that my friend is without class. You do have some positive contributions to the blog and would like to see it more often.
Just my two cents anyway…