The above normal temperatures will continue today and through the rest of the week. Highs today will be in the low to mid 80s with temperatures rising into the mid to upper 80s Thursday and Friday. A few rounds of storms will be possible Thursday night to Friday morning and again Friday night into Saturday morning. The round of storms Friday night does have the potential to produce severe weather and will need to be monitored. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service: 

Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. West northwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers after 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. South southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 86.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Monday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Another warm early May day is expected today with highs in the low to mid 80s. This evening a cold front will approach the area with the chance for strong to isolated severe storms to develop ahead of it. Wind gusts 40-50 MPH will be possible with isolated gusts to 60 MPH as well as dime to nickel-sized hail with isolated quarter-sized hail. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m., then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. West northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 11 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy.

Friday Night: A chance of showers after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

Beautiful today, before thunderstorm chances increase Tuesday afternoon and continue overnight into Wednesday. A few strong to severe storms may develop late tomorrow afternoon. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 a.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

What a wonderful way to end the work week. Light northwest breeze and afternoon highs in the mid to upper 70s! Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers before 1 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Tuesday: A chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Today will be rather nice, but we are still expecting more thunderstorms, likely to arrive in eastern Kansas and western Missouri after 7 p.m. Expect storms to develop in central Kansas again later this afternoon, moving east northeast into Missouri this evening. Storms this evening will bring the threat of damaging winds, large hail, and localized flooding. However, an isolated tornado can not be ruled out either. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4 p.m. Patchy fog between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 12 to 17 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southwest wind 8 to 16 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 8 to 11 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Lingering thunderstorms may bring occasional rain to northern Missouri this morning, but the main show is expected to get going later this afternoon across central Kansas, with potentially severe thunderstorms moving across eastern Kansas and Missouri this evening. The focus for severe weather will be across northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri this evening, though there will be some severe threat for all locations as storms move through. Main threats will be from wind, hail, and flash flooding; but an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out tonight. Another round of storms is expected Thursday, with potentially more severe weather. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. South wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. North northwest wind around 11 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Looks like Spring has sprung, and with the warm temperatures comes the threat of thunderstorms. Scattered storms Tuesday morning will dissipate by the late morning hours, but more storms are expected late tonight, moving northeast from northeast Kansas through northwest Missouri. The stormy activity will then shift farther south, into eastern Kansas and northern Missouri, for Wednesday and Thursday. There will be a threat of strong winds, hail, and flash flooding as the overnight storms move across the region both tonight and again Wednesday night. The threat for severe weather looks to taper off some Thursday, though we still expect to have storms lingering through the day. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.

Dry conditions will continue through the weekend, along with near-seasonal temperatures. Storms will return to the area Tuesday into the mid-week. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 42. East northeast wind around 7 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72. South southeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.