Tracking warm air and storm chances ahead of a mild and dry weekend

TODAY: Thursday is another warm and bright day to start. We are monitoring a band of showers near Kansas City that should not build into mid-Missouri, but it may impact the region with a few clouds northwest of Columbia. Clouds will build through midday, leading to a thunderstorm chance by the early afternoon. No severe weather is expected, but lighting will be possible with every cell that develops. Highs should reach 80s in most places.

TONIGHT: Overnight, storms will die down, leaving us mostly dry by sunrise; however, some storms may linger through morning. Temperatures fall into the 60s.

EXTENDED: Friday brings another chance for some isolated to scattered storms. These will again not keep us wet all day, but will introduce a lighting risk. No severe weather is forecast. We look mostly dry both Saturday and Sunday, but we can't rule out a shower in the west on Sunday night. Temperatures should be capped in the 70s on Friday, 60s on Saturday, and rebound back to the 70s on Sunday. The weekend looks relatively cool compared to this week's warmth, and next week's. We jump into the 80s on Monday and possibly Tuesday. Both days present a chance for thunderstorms.