Cold temperatures this morning from single digits to -10°F will combine with a light wind to create dangerous wind chill conditions over northern Missouri. Wind chill values will drop down into the negative teens to -24°F this morning. These extremely cold temperatures can cause frostbite on exposed skin within 30 minutes. Temperatures will rise quickly into the 20s and 30s with wind chill values all above 10°F by the afternoon. A quick moving system will bring snow chances to north central and northeast Missouri this afternoon. Expect a trace to 1” of snowfall to occur by 6 p.m. over these area which may cause some slick spots on untreated roads. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 32. Wind chill values between -6 and 4. South wind 8 to 17 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers and freezing rain before 11 a.m., then a slight chance of snow showers between 11 a.m. and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: A chance of freezing rain before 1 a.m., then a chance of rain showers between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m., then a chance of snow showers and sleet after 5 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Blustery.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -1.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 11.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 17.