Warren Sears

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The extreme heat will soon be the main weather story in Kansas and Missouri next week, but for the weekend, temperatures won’t be too bad. We do have to watch for a few more pop-up showers and thunderstorms out there. As we get closer to sunset Saturday evening, the showers/rumbles should die off. Sunday, a few pop-ups in the afternoon and evening will be possible again. Highs on Sunday will be near 90, with high humidity. This won’t be too bad compared to what is in store this next week. An Excessive Heat Watch goes into effect on Monday afternoon and will last through Thursday evening for some of our Kansas counties. More of the KCTV viewing area will likely be added into some sort of heat alert as we get closer. The extreme heat will bring highs in the mid to upper 90s to the area, with heat index values as hot as 110+ degrees at times. A front will reset our temperatures at least a little bit for next weekend with the lower 90s. Still, expect tough heat day after day. A good reminder that it is the heart of summer. Starting Monday, please avoid strenuous outdoor activities in the heart of the afternoon and early evening, this is the time frame with the higher heat illness risk.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - After a pleasant weekend, our attention turns to the extreme heat for the week ahead. Heat alerts are in place Monday through Thursday with intense temperatures and high humidity. Our feels-like temperatures each afternoon should be in the 105-115 range. Please avoid outdoor activities in the heart of the afternoon and early evening as heat-related illness will very much be a concern. Real air temperatures should be in the mid to upper 90s. Some spots, especially on the Kansas side, could be near the 100-degree mark. There are a few small rain and thunderstorm chances over the next few days. Monday has a 30% confidence to see a shower or stray rumble, but a good chunk of the day will be dry. A weak cold front works in later in the day Wednesday, and this could give us another small rain and storm chance. Eventually, lower 90s take back over late this next week and into the upcoming weekend.

The First Warn 5 Weather Team has upgraded Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to a First Warn Weather Day (KCTV5) By Warren Sears Published: Jul. 29, 2024 at 10:50 PM GMT+2

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Happy September! What a beautiful start to the new month. A cool and crisp air mass is setting into the region for a few days, bringing low humidity and below-normal temperatures. Sunday morning will start in the lower 60s before making it to the lower 80s in the afternoon. We are expecting plenty of sunshine and a persistent northeast breeze. Truly, it looks to be one of the nicest days we have seen in a while. Enjoy! Our actual Labor Day looks even cooler. Morning temperatures will be jacket-worthy in the lower to mid-50s, and with that very dry air sticking around, it will feel even more like fall.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Beautiful conditions take over for Labor Day, with afternoon highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s! We have low humidity which really is a nice treat. Our east breeze stays in place through the remainder of the day, keeping comfortable conditions in place through the evening. Dinner outside sounds pretty great! Overnight lows will be cool again in the lower 50s, so a light jacket might be needed early Tuesday morning as we head back to school and work.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - We have been spoiled with beautiful fall-like weather to start this week! Our Tuesday evening will be spectacular. I have good news for those of you who are not ready for the summer to end just yet—another small, late summer surge is in store for the middle of this week.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Summer pays us a visit again over the next two days. Wednesday afternoon highs will be in the mid-80s, with mid to upper 80s on Thursday. Keep in mind that our normal high is 83 for this time of the year.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Warmer temperatures are the main story over the next few days. Highs will stay above our September normal in the mid to upper 80s. I think a few spots on Wednesday could be near the 90-degree mark. We expect plenty of sunshine through the middle of the week. Thankfully, our humidity levels will stay on the lower side, for now. Wildfires in the northwest U.S. are responsible for all the haze in our local atmosphere, and air quality is slightly reduced down into the “moderate” category.

Warm temperatures are expected Monday afternoon, with highs well above normal in the upper 70s and lower 80s. A bit of extra cloud coverage will start to spread into the early evening ahead of our next rain chance. We hopefully will finally break the 26-day dry spell, but sadly, rainfall totals are not expected to amount to much.

We have an upgrade to a First Warn Weather Day on Wednesday. This is due to an increasing confidence in strong to severe thunderstorms in the KCTV viewing area.