KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - An exceptionally warm forecast is anticipated today. Temperatures start in the lower 40s with a reasonable wind out of the southwest between 5 and 10 mph. By the time we move into the mid afternoon between 12:30 PM and 1:30 p.m., temperatures will range between 65° and 70° with wind gusts pushing up to 25 mph. By the time the final bell strikes for kids ending school between 3 PM and 3:30 PM, temperatures are anticipated to peak between 76° and 81°, but wind gusts could range between 25 and 35 mph.

Overall, it will be a sunny afternoon, but reasonably dry, and because of this, we’ve created the perfect conditions for a brush fire or a grass fire to develop. Red flag warnings will be in place for the area until 8 tonight. On top of the red flag concerns, we will also have heightened pollen, mainly for Elm, Spruce, and Juniper, and mold. If you suffer from allergies, you may want to take your medicine before heading out the door today.

Less wind is expected moving forward into Tuesday as a dry front deepens across the region and pulls through cooler air. Afternoon temperatures will range nearly 10° cooler in the middle and upper 60s. It will come with less wind and mostly sunny conditions.

An area of low pressure will re-develop just to the south of the region by Wednesday, which will aid in increasing our temperatures back into the lower 70s, but rebuild heavy cloud cover through the area with a small opportunity for isolated showers, mainly concentrated to our southern and southeastern counties. Thursday, we will continue with sunny skies rising into the middle and upper 70s with wind slowly increasing throughout the day as a new storm system develops from the west of the Rocky Mountains.

Friday cloud cover chances for showers and thunderstorms. We will likely see this wet weather threat towards the end of the day ranging between 4 and 7 p.m. to initiate through the region. There are signs of severe weather east of the metro during this timeframe. However, there is not much more information with the data this morning. But we will continue to track this threat.