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

Harrisonville Lawrence Smith Memorial Airport (KLRY)

Lat: 38.61°NLon: 94.34°WElev: 915ft.

Light Rain

79°F

26°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint 75°F (24°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 31 Jul 1:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SSW Harrisonville MO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 72. South southeast wind around 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 72 °F

    Heavy Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 105. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 92 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 81. North northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 88.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Increasing clouds, with a low around 72. South southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 105. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 81. North northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 64.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 65.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles SSW Harrisonville MO
 38.57°N 94.38°W (Elev. 850 ft)
1:31 am CDT Jul 31, 2026
1am CDT Jul 31, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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