Heat advisory issued for parts of Missouri and Kansas Emergency Information 07/25/2025 11:43 AM (PDT) Stone County, MOHeat advisory remains in effect until 7 p.m. Central Daylight Time Tuesday. What, daily afternoon heat index values up to 107? Minimal overnight relief with lows in the middle 70s. Where, portions of southeast Kansas and central, east central, south-central, southwest, and west-central Missouri. When, until 7 p.m. Central Daylight time Tuesday. Impacts, hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. You are listening to NOAA Weather Radio Station WXJ61A, the voice of the National Weather Service, broadcasting from a tower provided by Ozark Electric Cooperative, on a frequency of 162.425 megahertz. WXJ61 provides the people of Southwest Missouri in extreme southeast Kansas with the latest watches, warnings, and forecasts from the National Weather Service in Springfield, Missouri. If you have problems with reception of this broadcast, please contact the radio manufacturer or call us at 41786-38028. If you have questions or comments concerning this broadcast, please contact the National Weather Service by email it. Contact.SGF at NIA-8.G-OV, or write to the National Weather Service, 5805, West Highway, Springfield, Missouri, 65802. For even more weather information from your National Weather Service, check out the following internet websites, www.weather.g.gov, forward slash SGF. Here is your National Weather Service forecast for extreme southeast Kansas as well as southwest Missouri, including the cities of Jotland, Pittsburgh, Columbus, and surrounding communities. This afternoon, sunny, hot, near steady temperature in the mid-nights. South winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Tonight, mostly clear. Human flows in the mid-70s. South winds around 5 miles an hour. Saturday, sunny, hot with highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Saturday night, mostly clear. Cuban with lows in the mid-70s. South winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Sunday, sunny, hot with highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Sunday night through Tuesday night, mostly clear. Hot. Lowes in the mid-70s. Highs in the mid-nights. Wednesday, sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid-nights. Chance of rain 30%. Wednesday night, mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Thursday, mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 90. Chance of rain 30%. The current time is 1.46 p.m. Central daylight time. At 1 p.m. and Joplin, skies were sunny. The temperature was 93, the dew point 66, and the relative humidity was 40. The heat index this hour was 96. Winds were south at 15 miles an hour, gusting to 22, the pressure was 29.99 inches and falling. Around the region, skies ranged from mostly sunny to partly sunny. It was 91 at Springfield, 93 at Tulsa, 91 at Chinute, and 91 at Parsons. Elsewhere across the Midwest, Sky is ranged from mostly sunny to partly sunny. It was 92 at Fayetteville, 91 at Lake of the Ozarks, 79 at Kansas City, and 91 at Harrison. Now here is the hazardous weather outlook for portions of the Missouri Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas. For today and tonight, weather hazards expected, limited lightning risk, elevated excess of heat risk. Limited excessive rainfall risk discussion. Dangerous heat continues today with afternoon heat index values between 100 to 105 degrees. A few showers and thunderstorms will remain possible along and northwest of Bayfort Scott, Kansas to their sideline through sunrise this morning. Locally heavy rainfall will be possible with this activity. Additional isolated thunderstorms will be possible 10 to 25% this afternoon into early this evening mainly north of Highway 60. Locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds up to 50 miles per hour will be the main risk with this activity. Coverage will be limited and most locations should remain dry. And now the extended outlook for the period Saturday through Thursday. The dangerous heat will likely continue through the weekend and into early next week. with highs generally in the mid-90s and heat index values from 100 to 105 each day. Additional daily afternoon shower and thunderstorm chances 10 to 30% exist through the weekend. Additional shower and thunderstorm chances 20% to 40% return during the middle of next week. A heat advisory is in effect until 7 p. Tuesday. Spotter information statement, spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.