Today will feel more like August with high temperatures in the upper 80s to lower 90s and heat indices in the lower to mid 90s. This heat will be accompanied by wind gusts between 30 and 40 mph in the afternoon, so it would be a good idea to tie down or remove objects that are easily moved by higher winds. These higher winds will also lead to elevated fire weather concerns as any fire that does start may quickly get out of hand, so use caution if burning Wednesday afternoon. An approaching cold front will quickly cool the area down, but may bring a chance of some strong to severe thunderstorms over NW Missouri late Wednesday evening into Thursday morning. The main threat would be hail and wind as these storms progress south in a line along the cold front. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Low around 55. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 8 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8 p.m. Low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8 a.m. High near 61. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 a.m. Low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 69. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Columbus Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 69. Chance of precipitation is 80%.