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Tracking overnight showers with a cooler weekend ahead

By Chance Gotsch

Published October 12, 2021 12:51 PM

Today: Southerly flowing winds at 5-10 MPH will help warm us up today into the upper '70s. Skies will remain mostly clear throughout the afternoon hours.

Tonight: A low-pressure system located over Nebraska begins to slide east tonight allowing for overnight showers and a few storms. Winds remain predominately out of the south with an overnight low of 61.

Extended: Showers hang around throughout the day Wednesday and Thursday. Thursday night, one last cold front slides through Missouri leading to more widespread showers and a cooldown. Highs on Friday and Saturday remain in the mid-'60a with the overnight lows dropping into the '40s. Saturday and Sunday will be mostly clear thanks to an approaching high-pressure system.

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Chance Gotsch

Chance Gotsch grew up just south of St. Louis and moved to Columbia to attend the University of Missouri to pursue a degree in Atmospheric Sciences.

His interest in weather begin as a child when he used to be afraid of storms.

Chance joined the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team in February 2021. He is currently the weekday noon meteorologist.

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