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Thunderstorms now expected for 4th of July weekend

The rain should end by the actual holiday, but it will leave things hot and humid

Thunderstorms now expected for 4th of July weekend

The rain should end by the actual holiday, but it will leave things hot and humid

FORECAST SO YOU’LL KNOW FIRST. THIS IS FIRST ALERT WEATHER FOR THE GAME TONIGHT. I KNOW AND I BET CHIEFS ARE WISHING WE COULD HAVE THIS WEATHER DURING TRAINING CAMP TODAY. THAT’S JUST STICK AROUND WISHFUL THINKING. YEAH, REALLY, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU START GETTING INTO JULY AND AUGUST, YOU KNOW, IT’S USUALLY HIGH IT’S USUALLY VERY HUMID SO DAYS LIKE TODAY WHEN WE’RE IN THE LOW 80S LOW HUMIDITY SUNSHINE TAKE THEM WHILE THEY’RE HERE BECAUSE YOU KNOW, THEY’RE NOT GONNA LAST THIS TIME OF YEAR. WE’RE LOOKING OUTSIDE, RIGHT? NOW OVER THE CITY WE DO HAVE SOME OF THOSE HIGHER CLOUDS THERE BEGINNING TO INCREASE AND I DO THINK WE’LL SEE MORE CLOUDS HERE FOR THE EVENING TEMPERATURE WISE 81 DEGREES ARE DEW POINT, WHICH IS A MEASURE OF MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE 47 DEGREES SO THAT IF THAT NUMBER IS BELOW LET’S JUST SAY 65. USUALLY IT’S RELATIVELY COMFORTABLE CERTAINLY IF IT’S BELOW 60, SO THAT’S A GOOD THING FOR US HUMIDITY 30% WE HAVE A VARIABLE WIND IS KIND OF SHIFTING AROUND IN OUR AIR QUALITY RIGHT NOW. IT’S CURRENTLY FAIR 79 IN LIBERTY. WE’RE AT 78 DEGREES AND 11 WORTH. 83 FOR EARLY THE 81 IN LAWRENCE 81 IN WARRENSBURG. NOBODY IN THE 90S AROUND OUR AREA. WE HAD A LOT OF SUNSHINE, BUT NOW HERE COMES SOME OF THOSE HIGHER CLOUDS ROLLING IN LOOKING FARTHER SOUTH AND WEST WE HAVE MORE THAT CLOUD COVER ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF KANSAS. YOU SEE SOME RAINIER DODGE CITY. I THINK THE RAIN STAYS AWAY FROM US, BUT WE WILL SEE MORE CLOUDS HERE THROUGH THE EVENING TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY COOL INTO THE 70S 77 AND 8 O’CLOCK 73 AT 10 69 DEGREES AT MIDNIGHT AGAIN, I THINK THAT RAIN STAYS JUST OFF TO OUR SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST LOWE’S TOMORROW MORNING. WE WERE IN THE 50S THIS MORNING. I THINK WE’LL BOTTOM OUT JUST A TOUCH WARMER THAN THAT. SO AROUND 60 DEGREES ANOTHER NICE NIGHT TO LEAVE THOSE WINDOWS OPEN LET IN SOME THAT COOL AIR FROM THERE. WE’RE GONNA WARM THINGS UP WITH PLENTY OF SUN TOMORROW THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DAY. WE’LL BE NEAR 80 DEGREES AT LUNCH TIME. I THINK MIDDLE 80S TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND THAT IS RIGHT WHERE WE SHOULD BE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR NORMAL HIGH IS RIGHT AROUND 86 87 DEGREES 85 KANSAS CITY 85 FOR OLATHE AND LAWRENCE. LEE’S SUMMIT 84 DEGREES FOR YOUR HIGH TEMPERATURE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS FAR AS OUR HEAT AND HUMIDITY AS WE HEAD INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK AND THEN AS FAR AS YOUR FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND, IT’S GONNA FEEL LIKE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND. WE’LL BE WATCHING FOR STORM CHANCES LATER IN THE DAY FRIDAY. I THINK WE’LL SEE OUR HIGHEST CHANCE ON SATURDAY. SO SATURDAY IS NOW AN IMPACT DAY. SO IF YOU HAVE PLANS SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OFF AND ON THROUGH THE DAY, SO WE’LL BE MONITORING THAT FOR YOU 84 HIGH TEMPERATURE SATURDAY SUNDAY. SOME STORMS MAY LINGER EARLIER IN THE DAY. I DO THINK AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WE ARE TRENDING DRYER SO SOME GOOD NEWS FOR ANY OF THOSE FIREWORK SHOWS THAT MAY BE GOING ON SUNDAY EVENING AND ON THE FOURTH OF JULY AS OF RIGHT NOW THE FORECAST IS STILL DRY, BUT WE’LL KEEP AN EYE ON IF THERE MAY BE ANY ADDITIONAL POP-UP THUNDERSTORMS LOOK FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES PRETTY CLOSE TO 90 DEGREES. AND YES, IT’S GONNA BE HUMID. SO REALLY A GREAT DAY TO MAYBE HEAD OUT TO THE LAKE OR ANY SORT OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. JUST KIND OF PLAYING ON IT BEING STICKY THIS WEEKEND EARLY NEXT WEEK. SIZE ARE GOING TO BE IN THE LOW 90S AND LOWS THE
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Thunderstorms now expected for 4th of July weekend

The rain should end by the actual holiday, but it will leave things hot and humid

Thunderstorms are now expected for 4th of July weekend.Conditions will remain clear in Kansas City through the end of the work week. Temperatures will slowly heat up as well after a break from the intense heat.

Thunderstorms are now expected for 4th of July weekend.

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Conditions will remain clear in Kansas City through the end of the work week. Temperatures will slowly heat up as well after a break from the intense heat.