THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 025...057...060...102... 103...104 AND 105. FIRE WEATHER ZONES 020...021...028...029... 030...037...038...043...044...045...053 AND 054. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.
Dry weather and above normal temperatures are in store today with highs in the 40s and 50s. Even warmer weather will build in on Thursday when many areas will reach the lower to middle 70s. This warm weather combined with very gusty winds will lead to a high fire danger in the afternoon.
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southeast wind 6 to 11 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 44.