A few strong, possibly severe, thunderstorms are expected Wednesday night across portions of Kansas and Nebraska into far northwestern Missouri. Frequent lightning, damaging winds, and hail to the size of quarters is possible with the strongest storms. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service: 

Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain before 1 a.m., then a slight chance of rain and snow between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m., then a slight chance of rain after 4 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.