Temperatures return to near normal for the end of the work week and beginning of the weekend. Expect highs today ranging from the mid 30s across northern Missouri to the mid-upper 40s across central Missouri. Light rain or drizzle will move into the area Friday but temperatures will still remain near normal in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Saturday there will be showers with the chance for some scattered thunderstorms and highs in the lower 40s to lower 50s. Saturday evening a strong cold front will move through the area with the chance for snow across northeastern Kansas and northern Missouri. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Light east wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. East wind 7 to 9 mph.

Friday: A slight chance of freezing drizzle before 10 a.m., then a slight chance of drizzle. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph.

Friday Night: Rain showers likely before 5 a.m., then freezing rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 32. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

Saturday: Freezing rain likely before 8 a.m., then rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 43. East wind 5 to 13 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Rain and snow showers, becoming all snow after 9 p.m., then gradually ending. Low around 22. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Tuesday: A chance of flurries. Partly sunny, with a high near 34.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 26.