Drought Risk Creeping Back into Southern Counties, Luckily, Rain Chances in the Forecast.

After storms on the 4th of July dropped temperatures, we have another cold front moving in, and will see another dip in temperatures for a few days.

Drought Tracker:

• Drought conditions are creeping back into our southern counties.
• Mostly dry conditions with a moderate drought risk near Joplin.

36 HR Temperature Trend:

• After the storms on Thursday, the cold front dropped temperature down to mid 80s.
• Today, we got up to low 90s and clear skies.

Tomorrow's Forecast:

• Tomorrow is forecasted to get up to the upper 80s with showers and thunderstorm chances returning in the afternoon.
• After the frontal boundary moves in, winds shift from the southwest to out of the northeast.
• Storm chances continues through the evening and into Monday.

Future Track on Sunday:

• Scattered showers kick off early in the afternoon, increasing through the evening with storm chances continuing through Monday.

7 Day Forecast:

• After the cold front moves through, temperatures drop back down to average for the remainder of the week.
• Next weekend is warming up back to the upper 90s.

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