The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory at 9:49 a.m. on Wednesday in effect until 6 p.m. The advisory is for Atchison, Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson, Platte, Clay, Ray, Carroll,

Cool and cloudy for the rest of the day. Expect mainly cloudy skies out there on Tuesday with afternoon temperatures struggling to get out of the upper 30s

The city’s prepared for big winter storms to hit the metro, and there’s a lot of jargon going around. Stay in the know with this weather term guide.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Weather Service has extended a winter weather advisory to include the Kansas City area. It will go into effect at 3 a.m. on Wednesday morning and last until 6 p.m. The advisory includes Clay, Jackson, Ray and Platte counties in Missouri and Atchison, Leavenworth, Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas.

A series of three winter storms will bring the potential for significant snowfall and bitterly cold temperatures to Kansas City this week, the National Weather Service said.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning beginning late Tuesday night and through Wednesday for the entire region including the Kansas City Metro.