According to the National Weather Service of Topeka, after some scattered morning showers and thunderstorms, skies should clear this afternoon. Highs will reach into the lower to upper 90s and humidity levels will remain high enough to produce heat indices in the 100 to 107 degree range this Afternoon. Tuesday will be hot again as most areas will warm into the mid to upper 90s with afternoon heat indices of 100 to 109 degrees.

A cold front will move southward across the area Tuesday night. Ahead of the front a line of numerous showers and thunderstorms will develop. Some of these thunderstorms will be strong to severe with the primary hazards being damaging wind gusts, heavy rainfall and quarter size hail. Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms diminishing during the afternoon hours. Highs will be cooler with lower to upper 80s expected.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A HEAT

ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING.

Today: Cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning…then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds up to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Highest heat index readings around 108 in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening…then chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north after midnight. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

Wednesday: Not as warm. Partly sunny. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.

Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.

Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70.

Sunday: Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.