Temperatures will start out in the lower to mid 90s with heat index values in the mid to upper 90s today. Tuesday the humidity will start to show up as heat index values will climb to near or above 100 degrees with temperatures in the mid-90s. An excessive heat watch is currently out for almost all of northern and central Missouri and Kansas valid through Saturday evening. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service: 

Today: Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South southeast wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 99. Light south wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.

Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.

Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 93.