As a warming trend continues to build in Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas, there will be a continuation of partly cloudy skies and the possibility of isolated t-storms right through Friday evening and into the subsequent weekend.
On Monday afternoon through Wednesday evening, an Extreme Heat Watch will be issued for a significant portion of Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas.
This watch will be in effect because a wave of high heat and humidity will be building into the region by the beginning of the next week.
A warning for extreme heat has been issued for the metropolitan area surrounding Kansas City, which includes Platte county, Missouri, as well as points south across a significant portion of central and southern Missouri, as well as eastern Kansas.
In anticipation of the forecast for high heat and humidity beginning on Monday, July 21 and continuing through Wednesday, July 23, the National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat alert for the entirety of Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas areas.
It has been determined that the following counties are in danger of experiencing extreme heat.
Doniphan and Atchison and the Northeastern Kansas
Nodaway, Worth, Gentry, Harrison, Mercer, Putnam, Schuyler, Holt, Andrew, De Kalb, Daviess, Grundy, Buchanan, Clinton, Caldwell, Livingston, Linn MO, and Macon are the neighborhoods that make up the northwest region of Missouri.
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Conditions that are extremely hot, with heat index values that could reach up to 105 to 110 degrees Celsius.
In addition, nocturnal lows may occasionally have temperatures in the middle to upper 70s, which makes it more difficult to recover from the heat of the day.
Extreme heat and high humidity events are associated with a considerable rise in the incidence of heat-related diseases.
Maintain a high fluid intake, seek shelter in a room with air conditioning, avoid exposure to the sun, and make sure to check on your family members and neighbors.
