Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Current conditions at

Kansas City - Lee's Summit Regional Airport (KLXT)

Lat: 38.96°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 1004ft.

Fair

98°F

37°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed S 13 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1012.5 mb)
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index98°F (37°C)
Last update 31 Aug 5:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WSW Unity Village MO

Heat Advisory August 31, 06:03pm until September 4, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
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    Heat Advisory August 31, 06:03pm until September 4, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Fri

    Heat Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 76 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 101. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 77. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 96.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 76. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 101. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 77. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Labor Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles WSW Unity Village MO
 38.93°N 94.46°W (Elev. 899 ft)
2:42 pm CDT Aug 31, 2026
6pm CDT Aug 31, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 7, 2026
 
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