Afternoon heat and possible strong to severe storms Friday afternoon

TODAY: Afternoon highs continue to rise into the mid to upper 80s as skies remain partly cloudy. Winds remain out of the southwest at 12-18 mph with gusts up to 25 mph possible.

TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the lower 60s and upper 50s as a dry cold front passes through resulting in partly cloudy skies.

EXTENDED: Friday begins dry and mostly sunny as highs top out into the mid-80s. An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert day has been issued from Noon-5PM Friday afternoon. A cold front looks through pass through the region bringing with it the possibility of strong to severe storms to southeastern portions of Mid-Missouri. Most of Mid-Missouri remains completely dry Friday. But areas along and just to the northwest of I-44 could see scattered storms chances. The exact location of where storms look to begin remains slightly uncertain. If storms begin later into the evening hours, the threat will miss the I-44 corridor and move just to the east towards St. Louis. The primary threats for these storms includes damaging winds, large hail, and a possibility of a tornado. The threat exits after 5 PM , and then we remain dry until Sunday afternoon with more chances of showers and storms possible.