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Pop-Up Storms This Afternoon and Evening

Outlook through Tomorrow

Severe Weather Potential Friday

"Cooler" Conditions this Weekend

Scattered pop-up showers and thunderstorms will continue to occur in extreme southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri through 9 PM. Lightning and heavy downpours are the main hazards, but a few 40-50 mph wind gusts cannot be ruled out. Additional 20-50% shower chances exists west of Highway 65 on Thursday morning.

A few showers are expected to linger across the area before 9 PM tonight west of Highway 65. After a brief lull, scattered showers and thunderstorms are then possible again (20-50% chance) Thursday morning. Some areas may see Heat Index values reach above 100 F on Thursday.

There is a Marginal Risk (1/5) for a few strong to marginally severe thunderstorms Friday afternoon and evening as a cold front moves through the area. There is the potential for all hazards, though certainty in probability and magnitude of each hazard may change with subsequent forecasts.

Cooler conditions arrive this weekend! Afternoon high temperatures will only reach the middle 70s and 80s, which is around 10 to 15 degrees below the climatological average. Additionally, northerly wind gusts could reach 25-30 mph on Saturday.