Scattered storm chances return this evening and stick around through Wednesday afternoon for those near the KS/MO border, and Wednesday evening for those in central MO. A few stronger storms are possible in far northwest MO/northeast KS during the evening hours. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 58. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7 a.m., then a slight chance of showers between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers after 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday: A chance of showers after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 85.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83.