Minor rain chances this week, with sunshine and warmth

TUESDAY: It’s a gorgeous afternoon across Mid-Missouri, with temperatures sitting in the mid to upper 60s under mostly sunny skies. With the drier air in place we’ll see highs climb into the mid 70s today. A fairly nice breeze will be with us this afternoon out of the northeast up to 15 mph. Locations that can achieve gusts up to 20 mph, will likely climb into the upper 70s as drier air mixes in.

TONIGHT: Clouds will gradually increase overnight as temperatures fall near 50 degrees, with a light wind out of the north. We will remain dry through the night.

EXTENDED: Two rounds of rainfall look possible this week, as upper level systems track through the region both Wednesday and Thursday night. Skies will be mostly cloudy Wednesday and it will be cooler with highs in the lower 60s and a chance of light showers. The best chance of rain Wednesday will be in areas west of HWY 63 and south of I-70 with highest rainfall amounts up to a tenth inch near I-44. Thursday will start off dry with some sunshine and high temperatures reaching close to 70. A cold front moving through Thursday night will bring another chance of showers by mid-evening and overnight, ending by Friday morning. Friday will be cooler with high temperatures near 65. Trends continue to show one of the nicest weekends we’ve seen in quite some time, with highs in the low to mid 70s Saturday and climbing into the upper 70s for Sunday. Stay tuned to ABC 17 for the latest forecast and updates.