Tracking Thursday rain before weekend cool down

TODAY: Scattered showers and storms continue across the region until late this afternoon. By 6 PM, a cold front pushes across Mid-Missouri leading to more widespread showers and storms. This system can bring heavier downpours and a few rumbles of thunder with severe storms staying well south towards Arkansas. Afternoon highs top out near 60 degrees as winds remain out of the south.

TONIGHT: Rain will linger until after midnight, when a few snow flakes will try to mix in at the end of the rain. No meaningful accumulations are expected, but a covering of some elevated surfaces could be possible, even if unlikely. Temperatures are noticeably colder, dropping into the mid-20s.

EXTENDED: After picking up anywhere between a quarter to a half of an inch of rain, we're dry on Thursday. Dry and COLD, as temperatures struggle to climb into the 40s. Sunshine sticks around through the weekend, with highs forecast in the 30s. Warmer air arrives Sunday via south winds under sunny skies. We'll kick off the week with a high in the 50s on Monday, and carry that warmth through Wednesday, where we pick up our next chance of rain.