Temperatures will warm back up today with highs in the middle 90s expected across eastern Kansas and west central Missouri. Heat indices will be around 100 degrees. The heat turns up Wednesday with heat indices around 105. This heat will set the stage for strong to severe thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening across northern Missouri. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 102. South wind 5 to 11 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 105. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 7 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 85.