Hot & humid Thursday, storms Thursday night
TONIGHT: Skies will remain mostly clear with low temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70. Winds will remain out of the south under 10 mph.
THURSDAY: The day will start off mostly sunny but clouds will increase from the south as moisture from Tropical Storm Cindy moves north. Most areas will stay dry but there is an isolated storm chance closer to I-44 in the afternoon. It will be hot and humid with high temperatures in the upper 80s to near 90 and heat indices as high as 95 in the afternoon. Winds will come out of the south at 6-12 mph.
EXTENDED: A cold front will move into Mid-Missouri late Thursday night through Friday morning bringing a chance of rain. Storms are expected to develop along the front and move in after 3 AM Friday morning, moving southeast to near I-44 by noon. Rainfall amounts are expected to come in .10″ to .40″. There is a Marginal Severe Risk as the storms move in Thursday night mainly along and north of HWY 24 with the potential for quarter size hail and winds up to 60 mph. Storms will weaken as they move south into Friday morning with dry, cooler weather Friday afternoon. High temperatures will stay in the low to mid 80s Friday, dropping to near 80 Saturday under partly cloudy skies. Unseasonably cool weather settles in for Sunday with high temperatures only reaching the upper 70s with a northerly breeze under partly cloudy skies. We will slowly warm up early next week and at this time, no rain is expected through Tuesday. For additional weather updates follow us @ABC17Stormtrack on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
