Mild nights and seasonably cool afternoons mean windows-open weather to round out your week. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service: 

Today: Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

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

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

 

Much needed quieter weather is upon us for the rest of the week. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service: 

Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Light southeast wind.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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

Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

 

Much quieter conditions and cooler temperatures are expected through the rest of the week. Rain chances will hold off until at least Saturday morning, and even then will be very isolated. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service: 

Today: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 81. North wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 54. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Light south wind.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

 

The solar eclipse forecast is starting to look more pessimistic on the ability to view the eclipse today for most of the area compared to what we were thinking the last couple days. The high clouds are still going to be moving over the area, but a complex of storms in Iowa has started to push south into Missouri overnight which will add more clouds and possibly rain and thunderstorms. The better viewing chances are starting to look more to the east of KC and out towards central Missouri as the thunderstorms may have less of an effect on the cloud coverage. There will also be the formation of thunderstorms over the eclipse viewing path, mainly north of the Missouri River, that could have the potential for severe weather. The main threats would be large hail and damaging winds. The timing for this to develop looks to be between 4-6 p.m. with a line of storms forming up near sunset. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service: 

Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 95. South southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 69. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7 a.m. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 83. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. North northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

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

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

 

Today will start out with some left over clouds and possible showers over northwest Missouri from storms overnight in Kansas and Nebraska. These clouds are expected to clear out by late morning allowing temperatures to climb into the upper 80s which will be a key ingredient to storm formation in the afternoon. A cold front will move into the region in the late afternoon from the northwest which will help trigger and be the focal point for storms in the afternoon. The formation of these storms is conditional on temperatures reaching into the upper 80s before this cold front moves through and, as of right now, this seems on track. The storms will initially form up between Kansas City and St. Joseph and could become strong to severe very rapidly so the need to have good weather situational awareness in the afternoon is imperative. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service: 

Today A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Mostly clear, with a low around 62. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Light and variable wind.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. Increasing clouds, with a low around 68. Light south southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

 

Today will be a great day to spend outdoors under mostly clear skies (once lingering clouds clear out this morning) and high temperatures in the lower to mid 80s. However, storms look to make another appearance tomorrow with some storms potentially becoming strong to marginally severe. As for this weekend, temperatures should reach the upper 80s to perhaps lower 90s by Sunday. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service: 

Today: Sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. 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 chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Light north northwest wind.

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

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 88.

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

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84.

 

Thunderstorms today into tonight will have the potential to become strong to severe across much of the area. Hazards with any storm that develops include dangerous and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, moderate to heavy rainfall, and gusty winds. Should some of these storms become strong to severe, the potential exists for damaging winds, hail, and localized flooding. A tornadic threat, while low, does exist as well. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service: 

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10 p.m. Low around 67. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7 a.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

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

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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

 

Expected slightly below normal temperatures this week with highs in the mid 80s. Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms will be possible beginning Tuesday night and continuing through the rest of the work week. Storms Tuesday night and Wednesday could be strong. Rainfall amount between 1.5 to 3 inches will be possible this week. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:  

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 87. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 5 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.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

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

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84.

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

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

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

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.