After a relatively dry stretch, periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected to move in Wednesday night and continue through the weekend in the Kansas City area, including times when rain and storms are more likely.
Showers and thunderstorms are most likely overnight into Thursday morning, again Thursday evening into Thursday night, late Friday afternoon into Friday night, and Saturday morning and afternoon. Timing and location become less certain farther out—forecast confidence is higher for overnight conditions than for Friday or Saturday specifics—so residents are urged to keep outdoor plans tentative and check updates frequently over the next few days.
Severe weather risk on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday is described as low, but a few severe thunderstorms cannot be ruled out. Damaging wind is the most likely severe threat, with hail and localized flash flooding also possible.
Looking beyond the weekend, a stretch of heat and humidity is expected to begin Monday and continue through most of next week, with morning lows in the mid-70s, highs in the mid-90s, and heat index values around 100 degrees.