Today will feel much warmer than it has in a while with high temperatures reaching into the upper 40s south of the Missouri River and upper 30s to lower 40s to the north. This warm up will be brief as a cold front will push into the region Friday creating quite the temperature difference between central and northern Missouri with upper 40s to the south and lower 20s to the north. Some light mixed precipitation is possible on the colder side of the front possibly creating a driving hazard in that region Friday. This front will push through our area Friday night dropping temperatures throughout the area into the teens and lower 20s. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. North wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between -1 and 8. North wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 18. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 42.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.