Unseasonably warm conditions will prevail both today and tomorrow ahead of a strong storm system that will move through the area on Friday. A few isolated thunderstorms will be possible with the cold front passage early Friday, however no severe weather is expected at this time. Following its departure, much cooler air will settle south across the Lower Missouri Valley with early morning lows both Saturday and Sunday expected to fall into the 20s. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Patchy fog before 7 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 73. Light east southeast wind becoming south southeast 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind 14 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 44.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 50.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Tuesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 50%.