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The weekend is here and there is some good news to pass along. Today looks dry across the area(that's the good news), but it will be warm and humid once again. The stationary front that brought a few showers to parts of the area now resides near the Kansas and Oklahoma border. The best rain chances will also be near the front, or just outside our viewing area. Here is the forecast surface map for early this afternoon. This gives you a good idea of the front location and the surface setup.
By Sunday the front will begin to lift back to the northeast. This will help to develop an area of thunderstorms over Nebraska and Iowa early on Sunday. This area will then move to the southeast and could enter our viewing area by Sunday morning or afternoon. The location of the surface front will help to dictate how much of our area see's rain. If the front is near or southwest of Kansas City the area metro stands a better chance of seeing rain. While if the front is farther northeast, then the rain chance will be a bit less.
Right now there's a 40% chance of thunderstorms on Sunday. With the humid airmass in place any storms that do occur could produce heavy rain and a quick 1"+ total. And like previous days the front location and amount of cloud cover/rain will go a long way in determining the temperatures for the second half of the weekend. The temperature spread across the viewing area will likely be anywhere from the upper 70s to the mid 90s.
Here is a look at the 6Z GFS forecast map for Sunday. Notice the rain dropping into areas near and north of I-70.
I'll add more thoughts later today when then timing of the rain comes into focus. But for now the best day of the weekend looks like it will be today. We'll have to watch any rain chances this evening and tonight.
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Jeremy