Today will be cloudy and a bit wet, as scattered showers and drizzle prevail across the region ahead of a cold front that will sweep across Kansas and Missouri tonight. Given the sharp down turn in temperatures tonight, expect any lingering moisture on the roadways to start freezing; thus providing a significant chance that Black Ice will develop this evening. Areas with the greatest threat for Black Ice tonight will be along and north of a line from eastern central Kansas into northeast Missouri. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A chance of drizzle, mainly after 9 a.m. Patchy fog after 11 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 45. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.

Tonight: Patchy drizzle before 4 a.m, then patchy freezing drizzle between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. North northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32. North wind 7 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of snow before 1 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Christmas Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Wednesday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Chance of precipitation is 40%.