Thunderstorms will move into the area for Thursday. Some of these storms could be strong, with some gusty winds around 30 to 40 mph and small hail in the pea to dime size range. There could be some redevelopment of storms later tonight in western Missouri, but the bulk of the rainy activity will be across central Missouri Thursday night. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 73. Light south southeast wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 97. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Mostly clear, with a low around 69. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 94. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 93.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.