A cold front sweeping through the region last night will allow cool wet conditions to persist through today, with cool enough temperatures settling across the region late tonight and early Thursday morning to allow patchy frost to develop across parts of northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: A chance of showers, mainly before 10 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 51. North northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 39. North northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 60. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 4 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 5 to 9 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. East northeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday: Showers. High near 54. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night: Showers. Low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night: A chance of showers before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.