We are looking at a bit of a cool down for today. But, the heat will be right back with us on Wednesday. We will see some scattered showers and thunderstorms during the day today with a high of 86 and then showers and thunderstorms are likely tonight—mainly after 1 am—with a low of 70 for tonight. The National Weather Service in St. Louis says a few strong to severe storms are possible today and tonight. And, the NWS adds the primary threat would be large hail and damaging winds.
Meanwhile, the heat will return in a big way on Wednesday with a high of 93 and heat index values reaching 100 during the day. We’ll see a high of 90 again on Thursday.