Tracking heat and plentiful rain chances

TODAY: The remnants of tropical storm Laura will track across far southeast Missouri, keeping cloud cover over our eastern areas. A few of our western counties may see some sunshine later in the day. As Laura's remains push out of southeastern Missouri, we could see a few spot showers or storms, especially in our far eastern counties. Highs remain in the upper 80s with heat indices in the mid-upper 90s.

TONIGHT: As a cold front approaches the area, we could see a few spot showers, but many of us will remain dry.

EXTENDED: Highs fall into the low 80s for highs over the weekend as cooler air settles in behind this front. The front will settle across southern Missouri through late Sunday, moving back north into Sunday night and Monday. Showers and thunderstorms become more widespread early on Monday, bringing steady rainfall. The front stalls right across central Missouri through Wednesday, bringing repeated chances for rain and storms. The severe weather risk looks low, but rain amounts could reach in excess of 2" for much of the state. We remain cool as the jet stream funnels in cool air from the northwest. Highs will stay in the upper 70s to around 80 each day.