It will definitely feel like Spring out there this week, but that also means we have to watch out for Spring thunderstorms. Today it will be warm and windy ahead of a cold front that will shift into the western Plains today. This will help set the stage for moisture return, which will help fuel thunderstorms across the Plains States Tuesday through Thursday as the frontal boundary slowly marches east. Tuesday evening storms will be focused from eastern Nebraska into Iowa, but may drag themselves across parts of far northern Missouri that night. However, by Wednesday afternoon and evening the focus for storms will have shifted a bit south and east into eastern Kansas and Missouri, with lingering thunderstorm activity possible through the day time and overnight hours of Thursday. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 a.m., then a slight chance of showers between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 a.m., then a slight chance of showers between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. South southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers likely, mainly before 8 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers before 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.