Warm, but seasonable, for the next few days. Rain chances increase on Sunday, picking up overnight into Monday. Looks as if many of us will get a decent shot at some welcome rainfall to start the new week. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North wind 3 to 8 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

A bit of fog this morning, followed by a decent chances of thunderstorms around and south of the Missouri River tonight will usher us through Thursday. And Friday, well, let’s just say it is going to be a nice day with a very beautiful night. Dry weather is expected to start the weekend, but thunderstorms look likely to end the weekend Sunday afternoon and evening. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A slight chance of showers between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5 p.m. Patchy fog before 10 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Sunday: Showers likely after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers before 8 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

The system that brought some showers and thunderstorms to Kansas and Missouri Tuesday will continue to shift east today, taking what’s left of the rain with it this afternoon. But, another chance for rain will return late in the work week and again at the end of the weekend into the next work week. And, while rain chances for next week are hard to pin down, the general trend has provided us with a high degree of confidence that at least it will not be oppressively hot and humid. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A slight chance of showers before 9 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Patchy fog after 3 a.m. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday: Patchy fog before 7 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Light northwest wind.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. North northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Sunday: A chance of showers after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Scattered showers, that spread north overnight, will persist through the day across eastern Kansas and Missouri as a slow moving weather system spins it’s way east across the Plains States today and Wednesday. The rain today and Wednesday will be very hit-or-miss due to the scattered nature of the storms, though it’s likely that everyone will get a least a little bit of rain. Thus, rainfall totals will likely range from a couple tenths of an inch to just over an inch across the region by the end of Wednesday. Additionally, the rain and cloud cover will help keep temperatures a little below normal for mid-August. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 78. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1 a.m., then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: A chance of showers before 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

The first of a multi-day period of rainfall will begin late this evening, with increasing chances of widespread rain expected heading into Tuesday morning. Localized flash flooding is possible as early as Tuesday, in addition to river and stream flooding. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 80. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. North wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Isolated thunderstorm chances will return this afternoon across eastern Kansas into central Missouri. Severe weather is not expected, though gusty winds are possible where storms do develop. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 90. East northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. East wind around 6 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 91. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

A few isolated storms could pop up this afternoon and again Friday afternoon; otherwise, very warm and quiet conditions are expected through the weekend and leading into next week. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 98. Light and variable wind.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Light and variable wind.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 90.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 90.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Seasonable temperatures and mainly dry conditions return today and continue through the rest of the week. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7 p.m. Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 90.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

There is a chance for a few isolated storms this afternoon, mainly north of the MO River, but the best chance for storms is this evening through Tuesday afternoon. Stay weather aware during this time, as a few storms could get feisty and produce isolated strong winds and hail. The good news is everyone has a decent shot at seeing some rain. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 102. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. North northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.