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Dangerous Heat and Possible Flooding This Week

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across much of east Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley through this week. Heavy to excessive rainfall occurring at times through Friday could bring areas of flooding across parts of the central Plains into the upper Midwest and Four Corners states. Read More >

Showers and thunderstorms are likely north of I-70 this afternoon through tonight, threatening isolated damaging wind and pockets of heavy rain. To the south, a Heat Advisory is in effect this afternoon where heat index values are forecast to reach 105-109F.
Hot and humid weather sticks around through Friday before rain chances rise again and temperatures drop noticeably. Get your location-specific forecast at weather.gov/stlouis to plan your week!
A frontal boundary will be wobbling back and forth across the central US this week. South of the front summer-like heat and humidity are expected. We could challenge daily record highs in the upper 90s! But closer to the front more frequent showers and thunderstorms will cut back on the heat.