Showers moving north along the Kansas-Missouri state line, into northwest Missouri, will persist through much of the morning, adding to local flooding issues that are already ongoing. But, this afternoon strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to develop ahead of a cold front that will sweep through the region tonight. There will be a threat of damaging winds and isolated tornadoes with the strongest of the afternoon and evening storms, generally in areas from east central Kansas into central and northern Missouri. The threat for severe storms will quickly diminish this evening as the sun sets, but continued moderate to heavy rain from any lingering storms will likely lead to more flooding issues overnight. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some storms could be severe, with heavy rain. Patchy fog. High near 73. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between midnight and 5 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5 a.m. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Patchy fog between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. Low around 51. South southeast wind 9 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers before 7 a.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Friday: A chance of showers before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Saturday: Showers, mainly after 1 p.m. High near 57. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night: Showers. Low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.