According to the National Weather Service of Topeka, scattered showers and thunderstorms will gradually lift northward into the area this afternoon and continue to overspread the area overnight into Friday. Severe weather is not expected with this activity. Conditions should be mostly dry this weekend into early next week, however cannot rule out a few isolated showers and storms. Temperatures will be on the rise with highs reaching into the 90s this weekend and heat indices soaring into the 100-105 degree range.
Today: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds up to 10 mph.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Friday: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Sunday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
Tuesday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 70.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.