Rain Chances this Evening Brings Relief from the Heat

It has been really hot this week, but we have some relief for the weekend.

Drought Tracker:

• After little to no rainfall for most of the week, and above average temperatures, our drought tracker shows most of the region slipping into those drier conditions.
• No county is in worse conditions, which is a good thing, but we have one to two more months of little rainfall and above average temperatures.

Day 1 SPC Outlook:

• Thankfully, we have a weak cold front moving through bringing some isolated thunderstorms in the southern counties.
• We have a low risk for any severe storm threat, but you may expect some lightning and thunder.

Future Track:

• These storms will mainly be along and south of I-44 and in Oklahoma.
• Most of the rain will be holding off until after midnight and continuing until about 5-6 AM.

Humidity Levels Friday:

• After the frontal boundary passes, temperatures only drop a couple of degrees.
• Our high temperature Friday is forecasted to get up to 93°F in Joplin, but humidity levels will be much lower then earlier this week.
• Much of the area sees less than 40% humidity in the afternoon, which lowers the heat index tremendously.

Heat Index Friday:

• On Friday, the heat index is right around the actual temperature for most of the counties.
• Actual temperature for our area will be in the low to mid 90s, and the heat index remains in the low to mid 90s.
• It is still going to be pretty hot, just not nearly as dangerous as previously in the week.

10 Day Forecast:

• The lower humidity and seasonable temperatures only stay around average for the weekend.
• It does not take long for the heat to creep back in, and were back to seeing triple digit temperatures and heat indices by mid week next week.
• We do have some rain chances in the forecast, tonight we will get some rain mainly south of Joplin.
• Next chance of widespread rain won't be until next weekend.
• It is August now, and we are seeing those dangerously hot and humid conditions, stay hydrated out there folks!

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