Friday will feel warmer than it has the last few days, especially south of the Missouri River where temperatures will reach into the lower to mid 60s while northern Missouri will see high temperatures in the upper 40 to 50s. Rain chances will start to increase Saturday afternoon with most of the precipitation falling after sunset and east of I-35. Temperatures will remain in the mid 50s Saturday but will drop slightly Sunday into the mid 40s as cloud coverage and rain chances continue over central Missouri. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 57. North northeast wind 5 to 14 mph becoming east southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday: A chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: A chance of rain before 9 a.m., then a chance of rain and snow between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., then a chance of rain after 11 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. North wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 55.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.