Tuesday evening, October 18

TONIGHT: It will stay mainly clear north of the Missouri River overnight with temperatures falling to the mid 50s and a northerly wind under 9 mph. Areas closer to I-44 will see a partly cloudy sky with temperatures in the upper 50s. There is a slight chance of showers near I-44 by daybreak.

WEDNESDAY: It will feel more like fall again on Wednesday with rain chances returning mainly after 8AM south of I-70. There is a Marginal Risk for severe weather Wednesday afternoon for large hail and strong wind gusts of 60 mph near I-44. Rainfall amounts looks meager along I-70 near .01″ to. 10″ while areas closer to I-44 could see upwards of 0.50″ to 0.75″ with locally higher amounts in eastern Missouri where 1″ is possible closer to the St. Louis area. Rain will move out by 7PM- 9PM over I-44, perhaps with a few lingering showers overnight into Thursday morning.

EXTENDED: There is a chance of showers near I-44 early Thursday morning but skies will clear through the day from north to south. Thursday afternoon will be mild with highs in the mid 60s under mostly sunny skies but it will get chilly overnight as lows dip into the upper 30s to low 40s by Friday morning. Friday will be the coolest day of the week as high temperatures only reach the low 60s. We’ll start warming up for the weekend with highs near 70 Saturday and into the mid 70s Sunday and nights dropping to the mid 40s under mostly clear skies.