A picture perfect weekend ahead

FRIDAY: It will be a cool start to the morning, with wind chill values in the low to mid 30s across Mid-Missouri. Under mostly sunny skies we will see highs quickly climb into the upper 60s to near 70 degrees, ahead of a cold front. As the cold front approaches mid-Missouri, we will see very breezy conditions in place. Winds will be out of the southwest up to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30. We will see passing clouds by this evening. The front will clear Mid-Missouri through the evening hours, with little if any cold air filtering in on the backside of it.

TONIGHT: Clouds will clear after midnight tonight as temperatures gradually drop into the low 40s by daybreak. Winds will shift out of the northwest up to 6 mph by the morning with wind chills in the upper 30s.

EXTENDED: The weekend looks dry but cooler with highs in the upper 50s through Sunday. Into early next week, temperatures look to rise back into the 60s. Our next slight chance for rain holds off until Tuesday into Wednesday as another cold front is set to track into Mid-Missouri. This will allow for a slow cooling trend by the middle of next week with temperatures back into the 50s by Wednesday, with the return of the 40s by Thursday. Watch ABC17 news for the latest forecast and follow ABC17 Stormtrack on Twitter for updates.