It’s going to be a nice couple of days before the threat of rain returns Thursday and Friday. Expect temperatures to warm nicely with the help of gusty south winds Wednesday. However, those same winds will also bring some Gulf moisture north, making showers and thunderstorms likely for Thursday and Friday. This will result in additional flooding issues along the Missouri River by this weekend. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South southeast wind around 8 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1 p.m. High near 67. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers. High near 58. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1 a.m., then a chance of showers. Low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 47.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.