Cooler weather & a stormy setup for Kansas

Late July and early August are the "dog days of summer", which comes from ancient times when a certain star would align during the hottest periods of the year. And late July can be notorious for having long stretches of triple digit temperatures.

However... this year, we are going to be treated to a long stretch of tolerable temperatures and even some rain too. And this is isn't just for a few days. We could see some nice weather taking us through most of August too. The normal high of 93 will start dropping here in the next couple of weeks as we turn the corner toward fall (summer goes by so fast anymore)

The warmest day of the week is looking like Wednesday when the temperature map should look similar to this:

But late in the week, we will notice a fairly substantial drop in the temperatures, with more 80s for Thursday, Friday, and the upcoming weekend.

Very active weather is looking to setup for the second half of the week. Several rounds of storms (with heavy rainfall) will be pushing through beginning Wednesday evening and lasting through Saturday evening. And when it's over, some widespread 1-3" look likely. We don't know exactly where the heaviest will be yet, but rain chances are solid.

Temperatures & Rain: Early August

We have some pretty good chances of easing the drought even more in some places. Early August is looking stormy with more chances for moisture, especially across central and southern Kansas. And temperatures will be cooler than normal across a large swath of the central and northern Plains. We could squeeze out many days with highs in the 80s to kick off the month. It won't be that way all month long, but I also don't see any major heat waves developing in August.