Excessive heat warnings continue in southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri.

The warnings will be in effect from noon until 9 p.m. today and tomorrow for southeast Kansas and 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. for extreme eastern Kansas and western Missouri. A heat index between 105 and 112 is expected. A break in the heat may be in sight, however. The National Weather Service predicts up to a 50% chance of below-normal temperatures starting Sunday and continuing into next week, meaning temperatures could dip below the normal high of 90 to 92 degrees. Until then, highs this week will be near or over 100 degrees each day.