A few showers and/or lingering thunderstorms will continue to move east across northern Missouri this morning, though partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures are what is expected to prevail through the rest of the day once the storms move east. The next chance of widespread storms will arrive as soon as Saturday, with strong to severe storms possible Saturday afternoon and evening, especially in areas along and south of I-70. Otherwise, Sunday and Monday of the holiday weekend will be rather nice with high temperatures in the mid to upper 70s and dry conditions. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Memorial Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 50%.