The hot weather continues today, but there will be a break in temperatures on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
Storms may move in on Friday afternoon and evening, the weather service said.
Temperatures will be in the mid-80s on Saturday, according to the weather service.
Hurricane Laura made landfall overnight in southeastern Louisiana, but won’t have much effect on this area currently, according to the weather service. On Friday, Laura will track across far southeastern Missouri, with cloud cover over the southeastern part of the region, the weather service said.
An upper-level wave will track across the northern plains and upper Midwest, pushing a cold front southward through Iowa and then to Missouri and Kansas on Friday evening, according to the weather service.
Today, it will be sunny with a high near 93 and a heat index as high as 99, with a south southwest wind of 9 mph, the weather service said.
Tonight, it will be mostly clear, with a low around 71 and a south wind of 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight, according to the weather service.
Friday, it will be sunny, with a high near 94 and a heat index as high as 99, the weather service said. A light and variable wind will become west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday night, there will be a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 70, according to the weather service. A calm wind will become north around 6 mph after midnight.
Saturday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 85 and a north northeast wind around 7 mph, the weather service said.
Saturday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 63, according to the weather service.
Sunday, there will be a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m., the weather service said, with a high near 83.
Sunday night, there is a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mostly after 1 a.m., with a low of 68.
Monday, there is a 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1 p.m., with a high near 81, the weather service said.
Monday night, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 59, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 78, the weather service said.
Tuesday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low around 62, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 83, the weather service said.