After a third consecutive day of extreme heat to begin the week, weather that is much more fall-like could be on the horizon.

According to the National Weather Service, Monday will be another hot day across the Sunflower State Sunday, with a heat index up to 110 degrees. A heat advisory is in effect for much of the state, stretching from the Russell area east to Kansas City.

After the heat on Monday, near-normal high temperatures will return to Kansas for the middle of the week. Cooler temperatures and chances for showers and storms will return beginning on Thursday.

The longer-range (this weekend into the 1st week of September) forecast is shaping up for a taste of fall with below normal temperatures and above average rainfall.