It won’t be as quite hot today & Thursday as easterly winds ~15 mph “limit” temperatures to the upper 80s in most of Missouri while highs ~100 will be confined to the Southwestern Plains. Thunderstorms remain possible over the neighborhood tonight with the slightly higher probabilities occurring over Western Kansas.

Today A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 96. Breezy, with a north wind 7 to 12 mph becoming east northeast 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Tonight A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 8 to 11 mph.

Thursday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Southeast wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. South wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 78.

Saturday Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.

Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

Sunday Sunny, with a high near 95.

Sunday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 70.

Monday Sunny, with a high near 94.

Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.

Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.