Heat and thunderstorms expected in southwest Missouri region 

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Here is your National Weather Service forecast for extreme southeast Kansas as well as southwest Missouri, including the cities of Joplin, Pittsburgh, Columbus, and surrounding communities. This afternoon, sunny, hot with highs in the midnights. Southwest winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Tonight, mostly clear. Cuban with lows in the mid-70s. South winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Friday. Sunny, hot with highs in the midnights. Southeast winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Friday night, mostly clear. humid with lows in the mid-70s. South winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Saturday, sunny, hot with highs in the midnights. South winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Saturday night through Wednesday, mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the mid-70s. Highs in the mid-90s. The current time is 2.12 p.m. Central daylight time. At 2 p.m. and Joplin, skies were mostly sunny. The temperature was 94, the dewpoint 72, and the relative humidity was 48. The heat index this hour was 102. Winds were southwest at 12 miles an hour, the pressure was 30.03 inches and falling. Around the region, skies ranged from sunny to mostly sunny. It was 92 at Springfield, 95 at Tulsa, 96 at Cheneut, and 93 at Parsons. Elsewhere across the Midwest, it was sunny, with a temperature of 94 at Fayetteville, and 92 at Harrison. At Kansas City, it was partly sunny, with a temperature of 88. You are listening to NOAA Weather Radio Station, WXJ61 A Villa, 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 and 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 4178638028. If you have questions or comments concerning this broadcast, please contact the National Weather Service by email it, contact.sgf at N-I-A-A-G-O-V or write to the National Weather Service. 5805, West Highway Wesse, Springfield, Missouri, 65802. For even more weather information from your national weather service, check out the following internet websites, www.weather.g.O.V. forward slash SGF. Now here is the hazardous weather outlook for portions of the Missouri, Ozarks, and extreme southeast Kansas. For today and tonight. Weather hazards expected, marginal thunderstorm wind damage risk. Limited lightning risk. Significant excessive heat risk. Limited excessive rainfall risk discussion. Dangerous heat continues today with afternoon heat index values between 100 to 105 degrees. There is a 20 to 40% chance of thunderstorms northwest of Interstate 44 this evening into tonight. There is a marginal risk of isolated wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. Storms could also produce locally heavy rainfall. And now the extended outlook for the period Friday through Wednesday. The dangerous heat will likely continue through the weekend with highs generally in the midnights and heat index values from 100 to 105 each day. Spotter information statement, spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. Now here is the hazardous weather outlook for portions of the Missouri, Ozarks, and extreme southeast Kansas. For today and tonight. Weather hazards expected, marginal thunderstorm wind damage risk. Limited lightning risk. Elevated excess of heat risk. Elevated excess of rainfall risk discussion. Dangerous heat continues today with afternoon heat index values between 100 to 105 degrees. There is a 20 to 40% chance of thunderstorms northwest of Interstate 44 this evening into tonight. There is a marginal risk of isolated wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. Storms could also produce localized heavy rainfall and flooding. And now the extended outlook for the period Friday through Wednesday. The dangerous heat will likely continue through the weekend with highs generally in the midnights and heat index values from 100 to 105 each day. Additional daily afternoon shower and thunderstorm chances 10 to 30% exist through the weekend. Spotter information statement, spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

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