Temps slowly rise into the weekend, wintry mix Sunday

TODAY: You’ll need to bundle up out the door this Friday morning with temperatures in the teens. Clouds will be clearing out throughout the morning as well giving partly cloudy conditions by lunch time. Temperatures will make a slow climb into the middle 20s by the afternoon with winds out of the northeast at 5-10 mph.

TONIGHT: Temperatures will tumble once again into the single digits with winds out of the northeast at 5-10mph — This will likely bring our wind chills below zero so layers and a jacket will be necessary for any evening activities.

EXTENDED: Starting Saturday we’ll see temperatures climb into the mid to upper 20s across the region beginning our warming trend. By Saturday night, lows will occur at midnight with rising temperatures through the night. This along with a low pressure system that will track through the area will bring the potential for a wintry mix beginning as early as 5 AM west of Hwy 63 Sunday morning. The wintry mix, with the potential for freezing rain will stick around through midday Sunday, bringing with it the potential for traffic problems. By the afternoon hours, we’ll finally see temperatures climb above freezing for the region, with a changeover to rain. It’s still possible we could see some isolated areas still dealing with freezing rain, as ground temperatures are well below freezing for the region. As the system exits to our southeast by Sunday night, we could see a brief changeover to snow, followed by cooler and drier conditions to follow. Accumulation amounts will total up to 0.30″ north of I-70 to 0.75″ as you travel closer to I-44. Early next week, temperatures look to stay in the upper 30s and lower 40s, with our next shot of precipitation arriving as we head into Thursday. Watch ABC17 news for the newest forecast and check back here for updates.