Wednesday Evening, January 18

TONIGHT: After broken clouds by evening, clouds will encompass the area again tonight with rain increasing after 2AM south of the Missouri River near the Lake of the Ozarks by 3AM. Winds stay southerly under 10 mph tonight, keeping overnight lows in the upper 30s.

THURSDAY: Greatest chance of rain will be during the AM commute, where widespread shower activity is expected to be in Mid-Missouri. The showers will be lifting from south to north, decreasing in coverage through the morning hours. By noon, most of Mid-Missouri will be under just spotty to isolated showers. Temperatures will struggle to climb near 50, thanks to the rain that will be seen. Columbia can expect to see up to .25″ of rain, with areas down near I-44 up to .50″.

EXTENDED: Friday through much of Saturday looks dry before rain increases on Sunday. Rain increases for Sunday starting up in the morning, possibly bringing moderate to heavy rain on Sunday afternoon and evening. Areas south of I-70 look to have the best chance to pick up possibly a few inches. As Sunday gets closer, we’ll be able to pinpoint timing and rainfall projections better. For additional weather updates follow @ABC17Stormtrack on Twitter.