Weather

We started the week with rain and cooler temps, but expect sunny, comfortable weather through midweek before slight rain chances return for the 4th of July weekend.

A storm system tonight poses a Level 2 risk with flooding and damaging winds, clearing by Monday afternoon with warmer weather for the Fourth of July.

Saturday has been another hot and humid day across the St. Joseph area. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel, as we can expect some relief from the heat and humidity at the start of the workweek. Sunday is expected to be an active weather day. We’ll begin with conditions very similar

Hot and humid conditions will remain in place to finish out the work week and start the weekend across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas.

Scattered strong storms will continue to track across the Mid-Missouri river Valley Thursday evening, posing a risk for damaging winds, heavy rain, and flooding.

A hot, humid, and mainly dry Wednesday evening will give way to scattered t-storms Thursday, as a brief break from the rainfall is followed up by a more active pattern.

Tracking scattered t-storms and lingering heat.

Hot and humid conditions will continue across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas Monday afternoon and evening, fueling chances for scattered strong storms across the area into Monday night.

Record-breaking overnight lows continue, with a heat advisory in effect and t-storms possible Monday night into Tuesday.

The NWS has extended a heat advisory through Monday for much of Missouri and northeastern Kansas, with dangerously high temperatures and heat indices surpassing 100°F, followed by active weather including rain and thunderstorms starting Monday night.

Intense heat and oppressive humidity will continue to dominate the weather story across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas through the weekend.