Severe Thunderstorms; Excessive Rainfall; Dangerous Heat; Air Quality Concerns and the Tropics

Wildfire smoke will push into the Midwest, worsening air quality. A frontal system brings severe storms from the Northern Plains to the Mid‑Atlantic the next few days. Heavy Gulf Coast rain is possible as Tropical Depression Two has formed, while monsoonal storms persist in the Southwest with heavy rainfall. Hazardous heat expands from the Plains into 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.

Fair

86°F

30°C

Humidity	70%
Wind Speed	SW 5 mph
Barometer	29.90 in (1011.5 mb)
Dewpoint	75°F (24°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	95°F (35°C)
Last update	19 Jul 6:54 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE North Kansas City MO

Heat Advisory July 20, 01:00pm until July 20, 09:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Tonight
Low: 75 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 96 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 80 °F
Clear
Tuesday
High: 95 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 71 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 86 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 68 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 82 °F
Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 68 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 105. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning.

Monday Night

Clear, with a low around 80. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 98. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 86.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.