Friday Evening, December 2
TONIGHT: Clouds will increase late from the south tonight. Areas north of I-70 may stay clear, allowing temperatures to drop a few more degrees, possibly bringing frost and patchy fog early on Saturday morning. Lows tonight will fall to the upper 20s to lower 30s south of I-70 with northerly winds under 7 mph.
SATURDAY: We’ll have mostly cloudy skies and high temperatures in the mid to upper 40s and light easterly winds. There is a chance of light rain Saturday evening in the Ozarks, increasing to the north and east overnight.
EXTENDED: Light rain will move in to the Ozarks mainly after 6PM Saturday night, spreading north and east overnight. It’s possible that some snow could mix in with the rain by Sunday morning, especially north of I-70 but surface temperatures will be above freezing. Snow could temporarily stick in grassy surfaces early Sunday morning. Rain moves out by 9AM-11AM Sunday morning with decreasing clouds Sunday night. High temperatures will stay in the mid to upper 40s this weekend. Rain moves back in Monday evening with the best chance along and south of HWY 54 after 7PM, moving out early Tuesday morning. Rainfall amounts of .25″ to .75″ are expected . We are watching the coldest air yet this season which will move in next Wednesday. There is a slight chance of snow Wednesday with high temperatures only in the mid to upper 30s. Temperatures will drop into the upper teens Wednesday night and only climb into the 20s next Thursday as the very cold air settles in. We’ll have more details on the cold blast and precipitation chances as new data comes in. For additional weather updates follow @ABC17Stormtrack on Twitter.