A warming trend is expected over the next few days, unless you’re in northeastern Missouri, where clouds will linger longer and rain is expected Thursday. Highs across eastern Kansas and western Missouri will warm into the middle 50s today and the middle 60s Thursday. Northeastern Missouri will be stuck in the 40s. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 54. North northwest wind around 6 mph.

Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 37. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the evening.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. South southeast wind 7 to 11 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East wind 9 to 11 mph.

Friday: A chance of rain, mainly after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Monday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 50%.