Tracking early Friday showers, and a weekend soaker

TODAY: Showers with a few rumbles of thunder will arrive in our northwestern most counties around sunrise. Throughout the morning, these showers will continue to weaken, bringing light to moderate rainfall primarily across the northern half of mid-Missouri. Generally less than a tenth of an inch is expected, with most of us picking up near a trace of rain. This rain and cloud cover will have some impact on temperatures, but it still looks like much of mid-Missouri will find itself in the mid-90s with more sunshine expected in the afternoon.

TONIGHT: Skies remain mostly clear for most of the night, but some clouds may arrive by sunrise, with temperatures falling into the low 70s by early Saturday.

EXTENDED: Saturday looks to start dry, but ends wet with a round of storms expected to develop in the evening hours. Another wave behind the initial rainfall will bring the potential for heavy rain overnight into early Sunday. Most will see less than an inch of rain, but some may see more than that, depending on where the heaviest band of rain sets up. It may still just miss us to the northeast, but that still remains unclear. What's more certain is that Sunday is cooler, with highs in the mid-80s, after mid-90s on Saturday. Next week, dry weather sets in, with afternoon highs in the upper 90s, flirting with triple digits.