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Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Plains and Mississippi Valley

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify late week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected over portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley tonight, which will shift to parts of the Upper Midwest and mid-Mississippi Valley Friday. Monsoonal showers and flooding persist in the Desert Southwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Kansas City, Kansas City Downtown Airport (KMKC)

Lat: 39.12°NLon: 94.6°WElev: 758ft.

Fair

81°F

27°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 29.91 in (1012.0 mb)
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index86°F (30°C)
Last update 30 Jul 8:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Mission Hills KS

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Low around 72. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 72 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 98. South wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 89 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. North wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 66.

    Low: 66 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 67.

    Low: 67 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Low around 72. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 98. South wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. North wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 66.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 67.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Mission Hills KS
 39.02°N 94.63°W (Elev. 928 ft)
Last Update:
5:52 pm CDT Jul 30, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm CDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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