Tracking more storm chances overnight
TODAY: We'll start dry with at most a few spotty showers through 7 a.m. Better shower coverage returns by 10 a.m. and persists through the afternoon into the evening. Thunder is unlikely with most rainfall, with the best chance at lightning coming near the Lake of the Ozarks in the afternoon. Temperatures will once again struggle to climb, settling in the mid-70s for highs. Less than a quarter of an inch of rain is expected for most.
TONIGHT: Rain will taper off after sunset temporarily, but an increase in our low level winds will nudge a warm front north which will instigate widespread thunderstorms across the region. This likely fires up after midnight. Storms will develop in a west to east oriented line, and lift northeast through the morning.
EXTENDED: By 7 a.m. Wednesday, widespread moderate to heavy rain will be working through our northern and eastern counties, not leaving the region until the afternoon. 1-2 inches of rain may come from this band of rainfall. Rainfall should quiet down for the afternoon, allowing us to warm into the mid-80s as we are south of the warm front. We'll be just as warm Thursday ahead of a cold front that will bring the focus of more storms, possibly some strong storms Thursday night into Friday morning. We'll have highs in the mid-80s Friday and Saturday, with generally drier conditions as well.
