Slightly humid and hot into the weekend
TODAY: It will be a hot day across Mid-Missouri, as temperatures top out in the mid to upper 90s under sunny skies. Thankfully with low dew points, we will see the heat index mirror the air temperature. It will be breezy at times with winds out of the southwest up to 10 mph.
TONIGHT: With mostly clear skies, temperatures will bottom out close to 70, with winds out of the south up to 9 mph.
EXTENDED: We’ll have a hot, dry weekend with nights warming to near 70 and days reaching 94-96 degrees under mostly sunny skies. The humidity will slowly rise and weekend heat indices will climb into the mid to upper 90s, highest Sunday. By Sunday morning we could see a few scattered showers increase in our northwestern counties as an overnight system breaks apart. Beyond that, the next chance of some much needed rainfall moves in Monday night and Tuesday of next week, with possible scattered storms. Monday will reach the low 90s but we’ll cool to the upper 80s to near 90 from Tuesday through the work week as northwesterly winds aloft bring in slightly cooler air. Another cold front moves in around next Thursday night into Friday, bringing another chance of rain. Watch ABC 17 News for the latest forecast and check back here for updates.
