Another mild day before a drastic cool down
WEDNESDAY: It will be the warmest day this week to get out and about with highs in the 50s for most of us. Patchy drizzle can’t be ruled out through the early morning hours Wednesday, but most locations will stay dry and breezy with southerly winds at 15-20 mph, gusting as high as 30 mph at times.
TONIGHT: Tonight will remain warm and breezy ahead of a passing cold front that will arrive tomorrow. Overnight lows will only drop into the upper 40s with mostly cloudy skies. Past midnight there is a slight chance for rain showers to work into northwest mid-Missouri, but most areas will stay dry through the night. Winds will be out of the south up to 17 mph.
EXTENDED: The front will track through the area by early Thursday, which will usher in much colder temperatures for the afternoon. Thursday’s high of 52 degrees will occur during the early morning hours as temps drop below freezing through the day, which will allow any rain to transition to a wintry mix into the afternoon hours. Accumulation of wintry mix of a glaze of ice and a dusting of snow is possible late in the day Thursday. Arctic air sticks around through the weekend and we’ll be below freezing from Thursday afternoon through next Tuesday. We are watching a Clipper System that will quickly move through the area late Friday night into Saturday morning. This could allow for some brief snow showers across Mid-Missouri with a possible dusting of snow. Watch ABC 17 news and check back on our website for the latest updates to your forecast.
