Today will be a bit cool and cloudy, but nice, ahead of a storm system that will bring torrential rain tonight and Tuesday. Expect showers and thunderstorms to spread northeast across the Kansas-Missouri border after 5 p.m. tonight, with torrential rain and some hail possible through early Tuesday morning. There should be a bit of a break in the storms Tuesday morning, but another round of strong thunderstorms will develop again as we reach Tuesday afternoon, and the afternoon storms will not only exacerbate the threat of flash flooding, but will also come with a more potent potential for severe weather; with strong winds, large hail, flash flooding, and isolated tornadoes as threats. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. East northeast wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7 p.m. Low around 55. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 69. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10 p.m., then a slight chance of showers between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m., then showers likely between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 7 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 50%.