Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

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

Lat: 38.96°NLon: 94.37°WElev: 1004ft.

Light Rain

70°F

21°C

Humidity	97%
Wind Speed	S 7 mph
Barometer	30.08 in (1017.9 mb)
Dewpoint	69°F (21°C)
Visibility	7.00 mi
Last update	24 Jul 11:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Independence MO

Heat Advisory July 25, 01:00pm until July 27, 07:00pm

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Heat Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 77 °F
Showers
Tonight
Low: 69 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 92 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 74 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 95 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 78 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 97 °F
Hot
Monday Night
Low: 77 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 94 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. High near 77. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 95. South wind 3 to 8 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 78.

Monday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.