Cold weather will continue for the next few days with hard freezes expected tonight and again Tuesday night. A few light rain and snow showers are possible today and again Tuesday morning. Far northern Missouri may see a light dusting of snow today, otherwise no accumulation is expected. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A chance of snow and freezing rain before 10 a.m., then a chance of snow between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of snow before 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 37. North northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. East northeast wind around 8 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of snow before 3 p.m., then a slight chance of rain and snow between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m., then a slight chance of rain after 4 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain before 7 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.