Though many residents might not feel they needed the reminder, the National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning yesterday that was scheduled to end at 9 p.m. tonight and included the entire Kansas City metropolitan area.
The areas affected include Leavenworth County as well as Johnson, Platte and Jackson counties in both Kansas and Missouri.
According to Dave Beusterien, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Pleasant Hill, Mo., a heat advisory is issued any time temperatures, with the heat index factored in, reach 105 degrees or more.
On Tuesday, highs were expected to reach 98 degrees, above the normal high of 89 degrees, according to Beusterien. With humidity factored in, temperatures were expected to push 110 degrees.
And Beusterien said even though the advisories and warnings are scheduled to end Tuesday, it might not be the end of the heat.
He said meteorologists are keeping an eye on a front that could move through the area. The front will likely bring cloud cover and cool temperatures somewhat. However, Beusterien said it is unclear as of right now whether the front will come through on Wednesday or Thursday.
“Right now, it’s iffy,” he said.
If the front doesn’t reach the area by Wednesday, Beusterien said the heat warning could be extended due to the consistently high temperatures on consecutive days.
If it does reach the area, he said the temperatures could drop some — to the mid-90s.
“That still pretty hot,” Beusterien said.
According to the NWS’s forecast, he said the temperature is expected to drop to the lower 90s by Thursday and Friday before a gradual warm up this weekend.
