It’s been a soggy day or two, depending on where you are. But heavier rain is on the way, mainly for northwestern Missouri and northeastern Kansas as well as southeastern Nebraska and southwestern Iowa. Rain amounts of 3 to 4 inches, with locally higher amounts, are possible in those areas which may cause some flooding issues. There will be several rounds of rain with heaviest looking to be Thursday night into Friday morning. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 4 p.m. Patchy fog before 1 p.m. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog after 10 p.m. Low around 67. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Areas of fog. High near 77. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 59. South wind around 9 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 72. West wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 52.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Columbus Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Monday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 69.