Heavy to Excessive Rains in The Four Corners Region and Midwest; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms could bring a flash flooding threat across the Four Corners region and from the mid-Mississippi Valley into the lower Great Lakes. Hot temperatures and high humidity will continue to challenge daily records from the Southern Plains to the lower Mississippi Valley. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Kansas City, Kansas City Downtown Airport (KMKC)

Lat: 39.12°NLon: 94.6°WElev: 758ft.

Mostly Cloudy

74°F

23°C

Humidity 91%
Wind Speed E 8 mph
Barometer 30.23 in (1023.1 mb)
Dewpoint 71°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Sep 10:54 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSW Woods Heights MO

  • Today

    Today: Showers likely before noon.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 87. Heat index values as high as 95. East southeast wind around 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 87 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Light and variable wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 99. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 89 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

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

    High: 89 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 67 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 79 °F

    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers likely before noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 87. Heat index values as high as 95. East southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Light and variable wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 99. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles SSW Woods Heights MO
 39.3°N 94.2°W (Elev. 787 ft)
11:01 am CDT Sep 16, 2026
11am CDT Sep 16, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 22, 2026
 
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