Mild Thursday evening with overnight rain chances

TONIGHT: A mild night expected for Mid-Missouri, as temperatures will only bottom out near 60 degrees under overcast skies. Winds will be out of the south under 10 mph, with increasing rain chances after midnight.

FRIDAY: Isolated showers and storms are possible for the morning commute as we head into Good Friday. A band of storms will be approaching the I-70 corridor form the southwest by 3 to 4 AM. While rain is expected, most of the activity will hold off until the afternoon hours. Rainfall accumulations up to .50″ is possible, with highs warming to near 80 degrees. It will be breezy, with winds out of the south under 15 mph.

EXTENDED: Saturday looks warm and breezy with partly cloudy skies and southwesterly winds gusting to 25 mph at times. There is a slight storm chance early Saturday morning mainly north of I-70 but most of the day looks dry. Our better chance of storms moves in Saturday night after 7PM as a cold front moves in from the north. Scattered showers and storms are possible through Sunday morning with rain chances decreasing into the afternoon as the rain chance moves south with the front. There is a Marginal Risk for severe weather on Saturday night for damaging wind and large hail. High temperatures will reach into the low 70s Sunday. Next week is looking unsettled with rain chances each day next week where rain amounts from now until next Wednesday will range from 1″ to 3″. Please check back for updates and follow ABC17Stormtrack on Twitter and ABC17News on Facebook for updates as well.