Heat Builds in the West; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Upper Midwest and Mid-Mississippi Valley; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest on Saturday

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are expected over parts of the Upper Midwest to mid-Mississippi Valley today. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin on Saturday and Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Kansas City, Kansas City Downtown Airport (KMKC)

Lat: 39.12°NLon: 94.6°WElev: 758ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity	90%
Wind Speed	S 9 mph
Barometer	29.85 in (1010.0 mb)
Dewpoint	70°F (21°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	31 Jul 6:54 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE Avondale MO

Flood Advisory until July 31, 08:30am

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Flood Advisory until July 31, 08:30am
NOW until 8:30am Fri
Flood Advisory
Today
High: 89 °F
Showers
Likely then
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 66 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
Saturday
High: 80 °F
Becoming
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 66 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 85 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 65 °F
Clear
Monday
High: 87 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 67 °F
Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 98. South wind 8 to 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A chance of showers, mainly between 1am and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday

Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind 5 to 7 mph.

Sunday Night

Clear, with a low around 65.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 87.

Monday Night

Clear, with a low around 67.