Wintry weather is expected to impact the region from late this morning/noon time through the overnight hours. A strong cold front will move through the area and rapidly cool temperatures down, back below freezing. Widespread drizzle and light rainfall will occur ahead of the front and as temperatures rapidly cool down behind the front, a flash freeze of whatever liquid left on area roads is possible, especially untreated roads and surfaces. Additionally, as temperatures become cold enough, freezing drizzle will transition to snowfall. The heaviest snows will be across north central to northwestern Missouri and northeastern Kansas. Ice amounts will generally be less than 0.05”, but that will be enough to add to the potentially slick road conditions. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Rain. Patchy fog between 11 a.m. and noon. High near 44. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain and snow showers likely before 8 p.m., then a chance of snow showers and freezing drizzle between 8 p.m. and midnight, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Patchy fog between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday: A slight chance of snow before 7 a.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 25. North northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.

Saturday: A chance of snow between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.

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

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25.