According to the National Weather Service of Topeka, the hot weather will return Today with Highs reaching into the mid 90s to around 100 degrees. The hot temperatures combined with high relative humidities will cause heat indices to rise into the 103 to 109 degree range this afternoon.

A weak cold front will move southward into norther Kansas late this afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms may develop along the front across northeast Kansas and east central Kansas. If isolated storms develop late this afternoon and evening they may become severe. The primary hazards will be large hail and damaging wind gusts.

Heat Advisory
Hazardous Weather Outlook

Today: Hot and humid. Breezy…sunny. Near record highs around 98. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Highest heat index readings around 109 in the afternoon.

Tonight: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 69. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.

Tuesday: Not as warm. Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 87. East winds 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the south after midnight.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.

Thursday: Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.

Friday: Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.

Friday Night Through Saturday Night: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.

Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.