According to the National Weather Service of Topeka, the hot and humid weather will return Friday and will last into early next week. Highs will warm into the mid to upper 90s with some 100 degree readings possible across central Kansas. The relative humidity will remain high, therefore heat indices will be near or above 105 degrees across most of the area Friday through Monday. Some areas across northeast and east central Kansas may reach heat indices around 110 degrees both Friday and Saturday afternoon. A heat advisory will need to be issued for much of the area both Friday and Saturday afternoons. There may also be isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms during the early morning hours of Friday through Sunday.
Today: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds up to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Highest heat index readings around 110 in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Highest heat index readings 108 to 109 in the evening.
Saturday: Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s.
Sunday: Mostly sunny with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s.
Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s.
Wednesday: Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.