Warming trend this week

TONIGHT: Expect some passing clouds tonight with seasonably cold low temperatures, near 20. An east wind from 7-13 mph will create for wind chills 7-12 by morning.

TUESDAY: Morning clouds will decrease and we’ll warm into the mid to upper 40s. Easterly winds will shift to the south up to 10 mph.

EXTENDED: Moisture moving into southern Missouri could produce a few light showers from HWY 54 southward after midnight Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning. Any rain that falls will be light with up to a tenth inch possible, mainly in our southeastern counties. Wednesday will be mainly dry, breezy and mild as temperatures climb to near 60 under partly sunny skies. Southerly winds will gust as high as 30 mph at times in the afternoon. We’ll have another mild day Thursday as we reach into the low 60s before another cold front moves through the region. This will lead to falling temperatures late in the day, with the chance for some rain showers. Spotty showers are possible in the morning, but become more likely by the afternoon with light rainfall amounts. Most areas will see a quarter inch or less but areas closer to I-44 could see up to a half inch of rain. Colder air moves in Thursday night and it will be much colder by Friday morning as we start the day in the mid 20s and only reach the lower 30s for highs. The drop in temperatures will be brief as next weekend highs will rise back in the 40s and 50s under partly cloudy skies with rain chances returning Sunday night. Watch ABC 17 News for the newest forecast and check back here for updates.