Weather

After a very hot start to the week, we’re finally getting a much-needed break from the heat. Throughout the day today, we’ve been blanketed with a decent amount of cloud cover. This, combined with northeasterly winds, has kept our temperatures well below average. Hazy conditions are beginning to appear on the horizon, as the northeasterly

A slight chance of showers and periods of cloud cover will linger overnight and into Thursday, as a cold front slowly passes through the region from north to south. Blow average temperatures and mainly dry conditions will settle into the area through the end of the work week, with afternoon highs running in the mid to upper 70s, about 10 degrees below average!

Tuesday afternoon and evening will bring the final hours of excessive heat and humidity across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas, before a front triggers scattered t-storms to the region and eventually much cooler air.

Late July heat and humidity will linger across the Mid-Missouri River Valley through Tuesday, before t-storm chances and a welcome cool off arrive later in the week.

Rounds of shower and thunderstorm activity will continue across the Mid-Missouri River Valley late Friday evening.

A Flood Watch has been issued for all of Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas from 4 p.m. Thursday, July 24 through 4 a.m. Saturday, July 25

Tracking heat, returning t-storms, flood risk late-week.

High heat and humidity will continue across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas for the next several afternoons. Periods of sunshine and a few spotty t-storm chances also remain in the forecast, with the best chance for t-storms arriving by Thursday.

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.