Tracking an active start to spring with showers and storms this week

TODAY: Monday is the only dry day of the workweek so soak up the sun while its here! Breezes from the south will push highs to the low 60s. Winds could gust up to 35 mph.

TOMORROW: Clouds return ahead of spring showers Tuesday, which will push highs back to below average. Temperatures will be in the 40s most of the day under the rain.

EXTENDED: Southwesterly low level winds will draw in moisture for much of the week, setting us up for springtime rounds of rain and storms as a slow moving cold front will finally stall out across Mid-Missouri on Thursday. We'll be tracking a 3-day rain total of 2-3", with the highest amounts of rain centered south of I-70. Temperatures rebound on Wednesday and Thursday as a warm front lifts north, bringing us into the upper 60s to around 70. Thunderstorms are possible Wednesday night and Thursday, bringing locally heavy rain and gusty winds. Given an increase in wind shear and strong low level moisture from the southwest, there could be some minor flooding issues and potentially a few strong to severe storms through this time period. We'll continue to monitor conditions for the possibility of a Weather Alert Day toward the middle or end of the week as details become more clear. Showers look to exit behind the front on Friday, leaving us with highs in the upper 40s to low 50s to end the week. The weekend is looking nicer with quiet weather on Saturday and highs near 60, but the pattern could get active again by next Sunday with more rain on the way.