An extended period of very hot weather is expected as another heat wave grips Kansas.
For Thursday, highs around 105 degrees is forecast. An isolated thunderstorm or two may develop late in the afternoon. These very hot temperatures will continue through at least Tuesday as the upper level high remains strong.
The earliest potential for relief from the heat and perhaps some precipitation will be the middle to late part of next week.
Last Year’s Temps/Record
2011 High: 105
2011 Low: 74
Record High: 112 (2006)
Record Low: 54 (1902)
Today: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 103. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 106.
Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 106.