Tracking chances for showers and storms as extreme heat takes over

TODAY: I'm tracking isolated to scattered chances for showers and storms throughout the morning hours, mainly along and north of I-70, as temperatures begin in the low 70s. This could locally delay how quickly areas warm up throughout the day. By the afternoon hours, precipitation chances will come to an end, but what's left will be extremely hot conditions, with temperatures in the low 90s and humidity making it feel like it is 100-105 area-wide as winds blow out of the southwest at 10-15 mph, gusting up to 20 mph. This will be the first of four ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Days for dangerous heat.

TONIGHT: I'm tracking another chance for isolated to scattered showers and storms overnight leading up to Monday morning. Temperatures will gradually drop back into the mid-70s by the end of the night as winds blow out of the southwest at 5-10 mph, with gusts up to 15 mph.

EXTENDED: I'm tracking more extreme heat on the way, as by Monday afternoon, temperatures once again warm into the mid-90s, and heat index values climb back to around 105-110 across Mid-Missouri. Tuesday will be a rinse-and-repeat forecast of Monday, which is why both of these days are also ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Days. Tuesday night into Wednesday, I'm tracking a gradual increase in chances for showers and storms across Central Missouri. However, Wednesday afternoon still does have the potential to be dangerously hot, as air temperatures still could get into the low 90s, which is why one final ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day will be in effect. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, better chances of showers and storms arrive, and with that, relief from the heat can be expected. Temperatures each afternoon are only expected to warm into the low to mid 80s.