The warming trend will continue today, for most. For folks in northeastern Missouri, it’ll remain cool for this time of year with a few showers possible this morning. Further west, temperatures will climb into the 60s. Friday night, showers and thunderstorms are likely. While no severe weather is expected, it will be the first in multiple rounds of rain expected over the next week. All of this precipitation could result in several inches of rain through the middle of next week. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. South southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind 9 to 11 mph.

Friday: A chance of showers or drizzle before 1 p.m., then a chance of showers after 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 61. East southeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 44. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. North northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday: Showers likely, mainly before 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night: Showers. Low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.