Warming Tuesday- Wednesday, Storm Chances
TONIGHT: Temperatures will fall into the low to mid 50s by morning under partly cloudy skies and a light southeast wind up to 8 mph.
TUESDAY: It will be a dry and warmer day with high temperatures climbing into the upper 70s to near 80 under partly cloudy skies. A southeast to south wind will increase to 10 mph in the afternoon.
EXTENDED: There is a slight chance of t-storms Tuesday night mainly north of I-70 and it will stay warm with lows in the lower 60s. Wednesday looks dry and warm with high temperatures reaching the low to mid 80s as southerly winds increase to 15 mph, gusting to 25 mph at times. There is a slight storm chance from HWY 36 in northern Missouri northward by afternoon. At this time, it looks like most storms will stay north of us until Wednesday night. As a cold front moves south Wednesday night, there is a chance of t-storms after 9 PM with a line of spotty storms moving in from the northwest. There is a Marginal Severe Threat Wednesday night for the potential of isolated storms with damaging wind or quarter size hail . As the cold front moves south, showers could linger south of I-70 into early Thursday morning. It will be cooler Thursday with high temperatures in the upper 60s. A strong storm system will track to our south Friday night through Sunday and will bring periods of rain to Mid-Missouri. Heavy rain is possible and we’ll need to monitor for possible flooding this upcoming weekend. Please check back for updates and follow ABC17Stormtrack on Twitter and ABC17News on Facebook for updates as well.