Severe thunderstorms will be possible tonight with the best chance for severe weather occurring across northern Missouri. Morning thunderstorms will be possible across the area but these should not be severe. The morning storms should keep the area cloudy enough to keep thunderstorms from developing this afternoon. However, if skies clear out this afternoon there will be the chance for a few severe storms capable of large hail and damaging winds and even an isolated tornado across northern Missouri. The main round of storms looks to affect the area tonight into the overnight as a line of storms are expected to drop south out of Iowa into northern Missouri and eastern Kansas. The main threat with this line of storms will be for damaging winds. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service: 

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 a.m, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 95. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. South wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1 a.m. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Independence Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.