textproduct: Springfield

KEY MESSAGES

- Continued warming today with highs in the 90s for most.

- Strong to severe storms possible Wednesday with multiple rounds of rain expected through Friday. Excessive rainfall may become a concern.

- Extreme heat possible again next week.

LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/

Issued at 333 AM CDT Tue Aug 4 2026

The rain moving through Thursday will remain mostly benign, though a potentially sufficient combination of convergence and instability in the afternoon could allow storms to put down some stronger wind gusts. It will temper daytime highs a touch, with those nearer central MO seeing highs in the upper 80s to near 90 with those in far southwest MO seeing highs in the mid-90s. PoPs remain largely below 40% for most of the day, ramping up to around 60% south of I- 44 overnight into Friday as a deeper shortwave trough passes overhead.

Rain slowly comes to an end from west to east Friday, however PoPs perk back up to 20-30% east of Hwy 65 overnight into Saturday as the shortwave deepens over southeast MO. Temperatures sit near and even a bit below normal Friday as the clouds and precipitation cool us off and inhibit further warming. With repeated rounds of rain over several days, excessive rainfall and flooding may become a concern, especially Thursday and Friday for areas that see repeated rainfall.

The weekend looks dry with slowly increasing temperatures. Highs will land in the 90s with Heat Index values around 100 for most. The risk for Extreme Heat returning next week remains.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 617 AM CDT Tue Aug 4 2026

VFR conditions through the period. Light SSE surface winds become light and variable for a few hours around 20-00Z before becoming light out of the southeast once again. Dry with a few passing high clouds until 06Z when cloud cover begins to increase from northwest to southeast.

SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

KS...None. MO...None.