KSHB 41 Weather Blog | Pool Weather, Smoky Haze, 1 Weekend T-Storm Chance [Video]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Good Friday bloggers,

We woke up to a clear sky with temperatures in the low 50s. It was so clear, we could see Venus.

There will be many hours this afternoon through Sunday that will have almost no clouds, but it may be difficult to see the blue sky this weekend or Venus during the morning as we will have a smoky haze in the sky. This haze is due to huge, 300,000-500,000 acre, out of control wildfires from central and northern sections of British Columbia to Ontario in Canada.

This a Powercast that shows the potential smoke in the sky. We will get into a light to moderate smoke this afternoon.

Below is the smoke forecast for midnight Saturday night. The thick smoke may move in making it rather hazy on Sunday. There is also a chance that the smoke on Sunday could work its way down to the surface. This would …