Hazardous weather outlook with heat advisory in Missouri


Audio|Source: Avilla, Mo NOAA Weather Radio WXJ61
05:24
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The current time is 7.08 p.m. Central Daylight Time. At 6 p.m. in Joplin, skies were mostly sunny. The temperature was 94, led 2.69, and the relative humidity was 44. The heat indexed this hour was 99. Winds were south at 14 miles an hour. The pressure was 29.93 inches and steady. Around the region, at Springfield. It was sunny with a temperature of 93. It was mostly sunny with a temperature of 95 at Tulsa and 90 at Parsons. At Chinute, it was partly sunny with a temperature of 93. Elsewhere across the Midwest, at Kansas City, rain was falling with a temperature of 79. It was sunny with a temperature of 93 at Fayetteville and 93 at Lake of the Ozarks. At Harrison. It was mostly sunny, with a temperature of 92. 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 into early this evening with heat index values between 100 and 105 degrees. There is a 10 to 20% chance for an isolated thunderstorm into early this evening across Oregon and Shannon counties. The main potential hazard with any storms would be occasional lightning. There is also a 10 to 20% chance for isolated thunderstorms from this evening into the overnight hours north of A. Kittsburg, Kansas to Warsaw, Missouri Line. The main potential hazards with any storms would be frequent lightning, wind gusts to 40 miles per hour, and locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding. And now the extended outlook for the period Saturday through Thursday. The dangerous heat will continue through the weekend and into at least next Tuesday with highs generally in the midnights and heat index values from 100 to 105 each day. A heat advisory is in effect until 7 p.m. Tuesday. There is a 10 to 30% chance for afternoon thunderstorms on Saturday and Sunday. The main potential hazard will be frequent lightning. A few storms on Saturday may also produce wind gusts to 50 miles per hour and localized flash flooding. There is in a 20 to 40% chance for thunderstorms during the middle of next week as a cold front moves into the region. Spotter information statement, spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. Heat advisory remains in effect until 7 p.m. Central Daylight time Tuesday. What? Heat index values up to 108. 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. 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. Tonight, mostly clear. Lows in the mid-70s. South winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Saturday, sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Chance of rain 20%. Saturday night, mostly clear. Cumid with lows in the mid-70s. South winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Sunday, mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Sunday night, partly cloudy. Cumid with lows in the mid-70s. South winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Monday through Tuesday night, mostly clear. Hot. Highs in the mid-90s. Lowes in the mid-70s. Heat index values up to 110. 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%. Thursday night and Friday, partly cloudy. Hot. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
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