Heat advisory and thunderstorm outlook issued for region Emergency Information Here is your National Weather Service forecast for extreme southeast Kansas as well as southwest Missouri, including the cities of Jotland, Pittsburgh, Columbus, and surrounding communities. West of tonight, mostly clear. Near steady temperature in the mid-70s. South winds surround five miles an hour. Saturday, mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Chance of rain 20%. Saturday night, partly cloudy. Cupid with lows in the mid-70s. South winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Sunday, mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Sunday night, partly cloudy. Cupid with lows in the mid-70s. South winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Monday, mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid-nights. Monday night through Wednesday, mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the mid-70s. Highs in the mid-nights. Wednesday night through Thursday night, partly cloudy. Hot. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs around 90. Friday, mostly sunny. Highs in the mid-80s. You're listening to NOAA Weather Radio Station WXJ61 Avila, the voice of the National Weather Service, broadcasting from a tower provided by Ozark Electric Cooperative, on a frequency of 162.425 megahertz. WXJ61 provides the people of Southwest Missouri in extreme southeast Kansas with the latest watches, warnings, and forecasts from the National Weather Service in Springfield, Missouri. If you have problems with reception of this broadcast, please contact the radio manufacturer or call us at 41786-38028. If you have questions or comments concerning this broadcast, please contact the National Weather Service by email it. Contact.SGF at NIA-8.G-OV, or write to the National Weather Service, 5805, West Highway WSpringfield, Missouri, 65802. For even more weather information from your National Weather Service, check out the following internet websites, www.weather.g.gov, forward slash SGF. The current time is 2.15 a.m. Central daylight time. At 2 a.m. in Joplin, skies were clear. The temperature was 82, the dew point 72, and the relative humidity was 71. Winds were south at 13 miles an hour. The pressure was 29.95 inches and falling. Around the region, skies ranged from clear to partly cloudy. It was 80 at Springfield. 84 at Tulsa, 78 at Chinute, and 79 at Parsons. Elsewhere across the Midwest, it was clear, with a temperature of 74 at Fayetteville, 79 at Lake of the Ozarks, and 77 at Harrison. At Kansas City, it was cloudy, with a temperature of 76. Now here is the hazardous weather outlook for portions of the Missouri Ozarks and the extreme southeast Kansas. For today and tonight. Weather hazards expected, limited lightning risk. Elevated excess of heat risk. Limited excess of rainfall risk discussion. Dangerous heat continues today with afternoon and early evening heat index values between 100 to 105 degrees. There is a 10 to 30% chance for afternoon and evening thunderstorms today. The main potential hazard will be frequent lightning and locally heavy rainfall. A few storms this afternoon may also produce the risk or wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour and localized flash flooding. And now the extended outlook for the period Sunday through Friday. The dangerous heat will continue through the weekend and into at least next Tuesday with highs generally in the mid-90s and heat index values from 100 to 107 each day. A heat advisory is in effect until 7 p.m. Tuesday. There is a 10 to 20% chance for afternoon thunderstorms Sunday. The main potential hazard will be frequent lightning. There is in a 20 to 40% chance for thunderstorms at times during the middle to end of next week as a cold front moves into the region. Spotter information statement, spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
