KC Weather Check

Day by day

Sunday, October 25, 2026

High79°
Low53° official minimum
Rainnone

Most accurate TV weather team for the day, by the Rankings' measure (the average miss of the high and low, 1 day out): KCTV5 First Warn team, 1.50°.

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KCTV5 First Warn team: number 1 Kansas City TV weather team for Sunday, October 25, 2026. The station is welcome to show this badge, linked to this page, which has the result and how it was decided.

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Gaps in the forecasts for this day because a station's site refused the reader. FOX4 weather team and FOX4 website: fox4kc.com refused the reader from Oct 19, 5:07 p.m. to Oct 21, 2:37 p.m.

How the forecasts changed

Each forecaster's high, low and chance of rain for this day every time they changed, from a week before to the end of the day. A flat stretch is a forecast holding; a zig-zag is a forecaster changing its mind; the line marked Actual is what happened. The shaded part is the day itself.

The high

45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°Sun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Actual 79°KMBC 9 websiteFOX4 websiteKSHB 41 websiteKCTV5 websiteNational Blend of ModelsGFS (American model)ECMWF (European model)GEM (Canadian model)National Weather ServiceICON (German model)HRRRKSHB 41 weather teamKMBC 9 First Alert teamKCTV5 First Warn teamFOX4 weather team

The low

40°45°50°55°60°Sun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Actual 53°KMBC 9 websiteFOX4 websiteKSHB 41 websiteKCTV5 websiteNational Blend of ModelsGFS (American model)ECMWF (European model)GEM (Canadian model)National Weather ServiceICON (German model)HRRRKSHB 41 weather teamKMBC 9 First Alert teamKCTV5 First Warn teamFOX4 weather team

The chance of rain

KMBC 9's on-air graphic gives no chance of rain (nor did the KMBC 9 and KSHB 41 articles read until October 15). The KSHB 41, KCTV5 and FOX4 graphics show one only when there is one, so a day without one there is drawn at 0%.

0%20%40%60%80%100%Sun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25No rainKMBC 9 websiteFOX4 websiteKSHB 41 websiteKCTV5 websiteNational Blend of ModelsGFS (American model)ECMWF (European model)GEM (Canadian model)National Weather ServiceICON (German model)KSHB 41 weather teamKCTV5 First Warn teamFOX4 weather team

Every change

Back-and-forth: how far the forecast moved one way and then back, in degrees: all its moves minus the overall change, so a forecast that heads one way (60°, 63°, 65°) scores 0 and one that changes its mind (68°, 72°, 68°) scores 8. For the chance of rain it's in percentage points (30%, 60%, 30% scores 60). (The scorecard counts the high's changes until 9 a.m. on the day and the low's until midnight before it.)

ForecasterThe high, every changeBack-and-forthThe low, every changeBack-and-forth Chance of rain, every changeBack-and-forth
KSHB 41 weather team73° → 76° → 74° → 76° → 78° → 76° → 77°8°58° → 57° → 55° → 57° → 55° → 56° → 54° → 55°8° 20% → 0%0 pts
KMBC 9 First Alert team76° → 77° → 74° → 76° → 78°6°60° → 57° → 56° → 57°2° ––
KCTV5 First Warn team75° → 77° → 78° → 77°2°56° → 53° → 56° → 54° → 55°8° 0% → 30% → 0%60 pts
FOX4 weather team74° → 75° → 77° → 76° → 78°2°57° → 58° → 56° → 55° → 56°4° 8% → 30% → 20% → 0%44 pts
KSHB 41 website79° → 80° → 79° → … → 78° → 77° → 78° (94 versions)96°58° → 59° → 58° → … → 55° → 56° → 55° (81 versions)80° 2% → 7% → 8% → … → 0% → 3% → 2% (72 versions)154 pts
KMBC 9 website75° → 76° → 78° → … → 78° → 77° → 78° (87 versions)86°57° → 58° → 57° → … → 54° → 55° → 54° (80 versions)78° 6% → 5% → 2% → … → 3% → 4% → 3% (82 versions)136 pts
KCTV5 website76° → 79° → 75° → 77° → 78° → 77° → 80° → 81°10°58° → 57° → 56° → 53° → 56° → 54° → 55° → 56°10° 5% → 0% → 30% → 0%60 pts
FOX4 website49° → 48° → 47° → … → 63° → 60° → 59° (31 versions)66°42° → 41° → 42° → … → 56° → 57° → 56° (17 versions)20° 0% → 14% → 9% → … → 2% → 1% → 0% (27 versions)50 pts
National Weather Service77° → 75° → 74° → 73° → 74° → 76° → 78° → 79°8°59° → 58° → 57° → … → 56° → 57° → 56° (10 versions)6° 15% → 13% → 11% → … → 1% → 0% → 1% (14 versions)6 pts
National Blend of Models74° → 76° → 72° → … → 77° → 78° → 79° (19 versions)22°60° → 59° → 58° → … → 56° → 57° → 56° (16 versions)20° 9% → 8% → 7% → … → 0% → 1% → 0% (18 versions)22 pts
GFS (American model)54° → 58° → 60° → … → 76° → 77° → 78° (23 versions)30°45° → 50° → 55° → … → 58° → 59° → 58° (23 versions)44° 10% → 16% → 7% → … → 0% → 1% → 0% (17 versions)118 pts
ECMWF (European model)69° → 65° → 69° → … → 76° → 78° → 79° (70 versions)92°59° → 56° → 57° → … → 58° → 56° → 54° (21 versions)22° 16% → 15% → 14% → … → 4% → 1% → 0% (11 versions)2 pts
GEM (Canadian model)70° → 75° → 70° → … → 79° → 80° → 79° (25 versions)30°58° → 59° → 56° → … → 56° → 55° → 53° (17 versions)30° 10% → 5% → 10% → 5% → 12% → 5% → 12% → 0%38 pts
ICON (German model)71° → 74° → 73° → … → 79° → 80° → 79° (34 versions)38°50° → 55° → 58° → … → 52° → 51° → 52° (19 versions)28° 10% → 16% → 15% → 13% → 1% → 0%12 pts
HRRR79° → 80° → 79° → … → 79° → 80° → 79° (9 versions)8°56° → 57° → 58° → 54° → 55° → 53° → 54°8° ––

What they said

Each forecaster's 9 a.m. forecast for this day, made 1 to 7 days before. The small numbers are the miss in degrees.

Days beforeForecasterHighLowRain chance
1Consensus forecast 78° -156° +3 1%✓
1FOX4 weather team 78° -156° +3 no rain✓
1FOX4 website 81° +256° +3 3%✓
1KCTV5 First Warn team 78° -155° +2 no rain✓
1KCTV5 website 78° -155° +2 0%✓
1KMBC 9 First Alert team 78° -157° +4 –
1KMBC 9 website 79° 055° +2 2%✓
1KSHB 41 weather team 77° -255° +2 no rain✓
1KSHB 41 website 80° +155° +2 3%✓
1ECMWF (European model) 77° -256° +3 0%✓
1GEM (Canadian model) 78° -157° +4 0%✓
1GFS (American model) 76° -358° +5 0%✓
1HRRR 79° 056° +3 no rain✓
1ICON (German model) 80° +153° 0 0%✓
1National Blend of Models 78° -157° +4 1%✓
1National Weather Service 79° 056° +3 1%✓
2Consensus forecast 78° -156° +3 0%✓
2FOX4 weather team 78° -156° +3 no rain✓
2FOX4 website 81° +256° +3 3%✓
2KCTV5 First Warn team 77° -254° +1 no rain✓
2KCTV5 website 77° -254° +1 0%✓
2KMBC 9 First Alert team 78° -156° +3 –
2KMBC 9 website 79° 055° +2 4%✓
2KSHB 41 weather team 78° -154° +1 no rain✓
2KSHB 41 website 80° +156° +3 3%✓
2ECMWF (European model) 76° -355° +2 0%✓
2GEM (Canadian model) 78° -156° +3 0%✓
2GFS (American model) 76° -358° +5 0%✓
2ICON (German model) 79° 054° +1 0%✓
2National Blend of Models 78° -157° +4 0%✓
2National Weather Service 78° -156° +3 0%✓
3Consensus forecast 78° -156° +3 0%✓
3FOX4 weather team 78° -156° +3 no rain✓
3FOX4 website 81° +256° +3 3%✓
3KCTV5 First Warn team 77° -256° +3 no rain✓
3KCTV5 website 77° -256° +3 0%✓
3KMBC 9 First Alert team 78° -156° +3 –
3KMBC 9 website 79° 053° 0 3%✓
3KSHB 41 weather team 76° -356° +3 no rain✓
3KSHB 41 website 80° +155° +2 2%✓
3ECMWF (European model) 80° +156° +3 0%✓
3GEM (Canadian model) 77° -254° +1 0%✓
3GFS (American model) 76° -358° +5 0%✓
3ICON (German model) 80° +152° -1 no rain✓
3National Blend of Models 77° -257° +4 0%✓
3National Weather Service 78° -156° +3 1%✓
4Consensus forecast 76° -356° +3 2%✓
4KCTV5 First Warn team 77° -253° 0 no rain✓
4KCTV5 website 77° -253° 0 0%✓
4KMBC 9 First Alert team 76° -357° +4 –
4KMBC 9 website 79° 054° +1 2%✓
4KSHB 41 weather team 76° -357° +4 no rain✓
4KSHB 41 website 79° 055° +2 2%✓
4ECMWF (European model) 76° -356° +3 1%✓
4GEM (Canadian model) 76° -355° +2 0%✓
4GFS (American model) 76° -358° +5 3%✓
4ICON (German model) 74° -555° +2 13%✓
4National Blend of Models 76° -358° +5 2%✓
4National Weather Service 76° -356° +3 8%✓
5Consensus forecast 76° -357° +4 7%✓
5FOX4 weather team 75° -457° +4 20%✓
5FOX4 website 79° 058° +5 1%✓
5KCTV5 First Warn team 75° -453° 0 no rain✓
5KCTV5 website 75° -453° 0 0%✓
5KMBC 9 First Alert team 74° -557° +4 –
5KMBC 9 website 77° -257° +4 7%✓
5KSHB 41 weather team 74° -555° +2 no rain✓
5KSHB 41 website 78° -157° +4 5%✓
5ECMWF (European model) 77° -256° +3 9%✓
5GEM (Canadian model) 76° -357° +4 5%✓
5GFS (American model) 76° -361° +8 11%✓
5ICON (German model) 78° -155° +2 no rain✓
5National Blend of Models 73° -659° +6 7%✓
5National Weather Service 73° -657° +4 10%✓
6Consensus forecast 75° -458° +5 12%✓
6FOX4 weather team 75° -457° +4 20%✓
6FOX4 website 79° 058° +5 9%✓
6KCTV5 First Warn team 75° -456° +3 30%✓
6KCTV5 website 75° -456° +3 30%✓
6KMBC 9 First Alert team 77° -260° +7 –
6KMBC 9 website 78° -157° +4 10%✓
6KSHB 41 weather team 76° -357° +4 no rain✓
6KSHB 41 website 79° 058° +5 7%✓
6ECMWF (European model) 75° -458° +5 14%✓
6GEM (Canadian model) 75° -461° +8 5%✓
6GFS (American model) 68° -1157° +4 13%✓
6ICON (German model) 74° -555° +2 10%✓
6National Blend of Models 74° -560° +7 10%✓
6National Weather Service 75° -458° +5 13%✓
7Consensus forecast 76° -358° +5 8%✓
7FOX4 website – –59° +6 –
7KCTV5 website 79° 057° +4 0%✓
7KMBC 9 First Alert team 76° -360° +7 –
7KMBC 9 website 78° -157° +4 8%✓
7KSHB 41 weather team 73° -658° +5 20%✓
7KSHB 41 website 79° 058° +5 7%✓
7ECMWF (European model) 76° -356° +3 15%✓
7GEM (Canadian model) 75° -459° +6 5%✓
7GFS (American model) 60° -1955° +2 16%✓
7National Blend of Models 76° -360° +7 8%✓
7National Weather Service – –59° +6 –