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Showers and thunderstorms have delivered a break from excessive heat Monday afternoon and evening across the Mid-Missouri River Valley. High heat and humidity will ramp back up by Tuesday afternoon as sunshine returns. Excessive heat is forecast to settle into the region through much of the work week.

A slow-moving storm system has brought rain to St. Joseph, MO, and while showers may linger into Monday, dangerously high heat and humidity are expected to take over through midweek.

Extreme heat returns this weekend and intensifies into next week, with temperatures nearing triple digits and an Excessive Heat Watch in effect starting Monday.

The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat alerts for all of Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas ahead of excessive heat and humidity forecast Monday, July 21 through Wednesday, July 23.

Tracking lingering clouds and mild air Thursday evening, with a warming trend and isolated t-storm chances Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

A hot and muggy Wednesday afternoon will give way to a round of scattered t-storms across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas Wednesday evening and overnight. Locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds could accompany any storms that form, otherwise garden variety activity is expected.

Tracking mid-week heat and humidity along with spotty t-storm chances.

Hot and sunny afternoons will prevail across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas through the start of the work week.

Clear and warm weather continues through Monday, with fog possible in the morning, before rain and storms move in midweek—especially Wednesday and Thursday—followed by a quick return to dry, hot conditions by the weekend.

Canadian wildfire smoke will continue to impact air quality with hazy skies overnight, a slight chance of sprinkles through the weekend, warming temperatures into next week, and increasing rain chances by midweek.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for much of Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas through 10 p.m. Friday.