Dry weather is expected to continue into the weekend for much of the area, the National Weather Service said.
The exception will be a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms across north-central Missouri overnight tonight, according to the weather service.
Temperatures will climb into the low to mid 90s Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, according to the weather service.
Increased humidity across the region combined with the hot temperatures will create muggy conditions with heat indices reaching the mid to upper 90s, the weather service said.
Today’s high may be near 87, with mostly sunny skies and a south southeast wind of 6 to 9 mph, the weather service said. Tonight, the low will be around 69.
Thursday, expect a high of 91 with sunny skies and a south southwest wind of 8 to 16 mph, gusting as high as 23 mph, according to the weather service. Thursday night, the low will be 71.
Friday’s forecast is sunny and a high of 92, according to the weather service. A south southwest wind of 10 to 14 mph will gust up to 20 mph. Friday night’s low will be 72.
Saturday’s high will be near 92, the weather service said, with sunny skies. Saturday night, the low will be 73.