KSHB: Weather: Action Weather Blog: A Hot Week Ahead

This week, the temperatures are climbing again! We were in the lower and middle 90s today, with an official high of 95 at KCI. Expect more of the same tomorrow and Wednesday... and by Thursday and Friday we could be close to 100 degrees!! Here you can see the upper ridge that will be responsible for the rise in temperatures:

Notice it building into the Southwestern US. It will continue to build OUR way, too!

Much like today, as the ridge builds in... we have the chance of ISOLATED thunderstorms over the next few days. That means, most people will NOT see rain... but if you do... don't be surprised! Today we had THREE thunderstorm cells pop up south of the Metro... in Eastern Johnson County, KS and even into Jackson County, MO. These seemed to have popped up due to daytime heating.

Sooooo while the next seven days will be HOT... there are signs that eventually a cold front will sweep through bringing more widespread rain and cooler temperatures. But right now the timing isn't until August 14th-18th. The models are having a hard time with the timing. We will keep updating you as we go down the road!

Hope you had a great weekend!! Thanks to all of you that came out to Identi-Child on Saturday!
Jamie

UPDATE:
I forgot to mention... Tropical Storm Harvey continues to churn in the Atlantic Ocean... not threatening land.

Tropical Storm Irene has also formed in the Atlantic. Here are the stats from the Tropical Storm Prediction Center:

IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES
...110 KM FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

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How much rain would we have to get to no longer be behind in rainfall and are we officially in a drought area? Thanks!

Jasmine,

We are not in a drought area, but just east of us from around Sedalia to Chicago is. We are actually above average on rainfall for the year and with next weeks rain in the forecast we should not have any drought problems around KC.

Gary

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Here is a weird question. Every time before it rains, about 12 hours out, my knee hurts. I had some minor problems with it after playing basketball in highschool 10 years ago, and ever since then, with one exception, I have been able to predict rain (last week was the first time in 10 years my knee didn't hurt and it did rain.) Last night it hurt again but there wasn't even a chance for rain - and here I am at Blackdog Coffeehouse and it's storming! I'm excited that my knee was again right but at the same time I'm wondering why I'm a freak of nature :) and how it can be so accurate. I promise I'm not exaggerating when I say I've only been wrong once in ten years!

Anne,

The pressure is usually dropping as a storm is approaching. Air pressure measures the weight of the atmosphere above you and this change can cause joints to feel it in some way.

Gary

ANNE:
Through the years, I have received phone calls from viewers saying similar things happen to them... so you are not alone! Also, sometimes people will get headaches before an approaching storm. This happens to me every now and then, but I do not think it's as reliable as your knee.
Thanks for sharing your unique ability! :)
Jamie