Temperatures will start out cool this morning but 20-30 degrees warmer than yesterday morning. Temps will climb into the lower to mid 20s this afternoon for areas south of the Mo River and into the teens to the north. Temperatures will remain consistent through the end of the work week with highs in the lower 20s and lows in the single digit to teens with Thursday morning being the coldest this week. Wind chill values tonight do look to drop down into our wind chill advisory criteria ( less than -15°F) over north central Missouri so caution should be taken if in that area Thursday morning. A real warm up finally moves into the area this weekend as temperatures climb above freezing for the first time in two weeks. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Scattered flurries before 7 a.m. Sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values between -3 and 7. North northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -2. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values between -9 and 1. Light north wind.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values between -1 and 4. Light east wind.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. East southeast wind around 6 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: Rain likely, mainly between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 11 p.m., then a chance of snow between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.