A chance for showers and thunderstorms this afternoon

TODAY: It will be a dry start to the day for Mid-Missouri, outside of showers along and north of HWY 24. While we will start out with mostly sunny skies, we will see increasing clouds by the afternoon. These clouds will come as a cold front tracks through Mid-Missouri and will bring with it scattered showers and storms that will refire by late morning into afternoon hours. Our far southwestern counties are under a marginal risk to see severe weather this afternoon and evening, with damaging wind and large hail being the main threats. Otherwise, expect a high temperature today in the low 80s.

TONIGHT: Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue to move throughout Mid-Missouri this evening and overnight. Temperatures will bottom out in the lower 60s under mostly cloudy skies.

EXTENDED: By Monday morning, there is a chance for lingering showers along and south of I-44. The majority, if not all, of Mid-Missouri will remain on the dry-side. By Monday afternoon, the clouds will be on the decrease which will give way to another beautiful week across Mid-Missouri. The rest of the week features sunny skies, with highs in the low to mid 80s and overnight lows in the lower 60s. By the middle of the week, we will see a return of humidity. With that will come heat indices in the mid to upper 80s. Watch ABC17 News for the latest forecast and follow ABC17 Stormtrack on Twitter for updates.