Temperatures could reach a high near 90 today, with a heat index as high as 97, according to the National Weather Service.
High temperatures will continue through the rest of the week, the weather service said. A ridge will build into the region, and each day the highs likely will rise a degree or two, with the warmest day on Saturday.
Because this will be the first longer period of hot weather, the potential is there for more heat-related illnesses than are typical in late June, according to the weather service.
River flooding will continue in Wyandotte County on the Missouri River, according to the weather service. The Missouri River at Parkville, which includes Wyandotte County in its forecast area, was at moderate flood stage and declining. The Kansas River at 23rd Street, where the gauge is at Kansas Avenue and the state line, was in minor flood stage and declining.
Today’s forecast also includes a 20 percent chance of showers between 11 a.m. and noon, according to the weather service, with a west southwest wind of 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Tonight, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 71, according to the weather service, and a south wind of 8 to 10 mph.
Thursday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 90, the weather service said. The heat index will be as high as 96. A south wind of 8 to 16 mph will gust as high as 23 mph.
Thursday night, it will be mostly clear with a ow of 72 and a south wind of 7 mph, according to the weather service.
Friday, it will be sunny with a high near 93 and a south wind of 7 mph, the weather service said.
Friday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 73, according to the weather service.
Saturday, it will be sunny with a high near 94, the weather service said.
Saturday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 71, according to the weather service.
Sunday, it will be sunny with a high near 95, the weather service said.
Sunday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 71, according to the weather service.
Monday, it will be sunny with a high near 93, the weather service said.
Monday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 72, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 90, the weather service said.
