Warming trend continues into Tuesday; Rain by Midweek
TONIGHT: Temperatures remain in the mid 20s through the night under mostly clear skies. Despite the cold conditions, it will be a fairly seasonal night for December. You’ll want to bundle up as you head out the door early tomorrow morning, as winds out of the southwest up to 11 mph will make it feel more like the mid to upper teens.
TUESDAY: Although it will be cold to start off the day, Tuesday afternoon will be one of the nicest days this week. With plenty of sunshine and breezy southwesterly winds, we’ll see highs top out in the lower 50s. It’s possible some isolated spots could briefly jump into the mid 50s, with southwestern Mid-Missouri having the best shot of doing that.
EXTENDED: Clouds return as we head into Tuesday evening, marking the return of another cold front that will pull through the evening. This frontal boundary will have it’s origins in the Pacific Ocean, meaning we won’t see significantly cold air on the backside of the front. It’s possible as the front pulls through early Wednesday, we could see some spot showers across the region. However, any moisture will have to overcame a large layer of dry air. A better chance of rain arrives as we head into Thursday ahead of another system that will track through the region. It’s possible that most of Thursday could see a cold rain, with highs struggling to climb out of the mid 40s. If these showers persist overnight Thursday, we may see some changeover to snow on the backend of this system. Of course there will be some changes, so stay with ABC 17 News as we continue to fine tune our tracks and forecasts.
