Wednesday Afternoon, October 26

TODAY: Rain showers continue this afternoon across Mid-Missouri, with the heaviest of the rain working its way into Cooper and Howard counties. These showers will continue to weaken as they drift east, as an area of upper level energy shifts off to the east. Breezy conditions will persist today, with winds out of the southwest at 7-12 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph can be possible through the afternoon hours. Depending on how much cloud cover there is today, a second round of storms looks possible from 5-10 PM as a cold front moves through. Rainfall amounts are expected to range from .10″ to 0.25″ near I-70 with areas farther north closer to .50″.

TONIGHT: Rain will taper off through 10PM near I-44, and clouds will erode from north of I-70 in the evening and south of I-70 overnight. Temperatures will fall to the upper 40s north, while areas along I-70 and south will see temperatures in the low 50s with a northwest wind under 6 mph.

EXTENDED: Skies will remain mostly sunny Thursday with highs in the upper 60s. We trend warm by Friday, feeling more like mid September as temperatures warm to 80! The upcoming weekend looks dry with plenty of sun and above average temperatures reaching the mid-upper 70s Saturday and near 70 Sunday. This trend will continue into Monday. It will be breezy for the start of the next work week with a southwest breeze with winds gusting to 20-22 mph during the day. For Halloween night temperatures look to be mild in the upper 60s for trick or treating under a partly cloudy sky. For additional weather updates follow @ABC17Stormtrack on Twitter.