Expect ongoing moderate to major river flooding to continue for the next several days. No precipitation is anticipated today, however, rain chances increase this weekend. Saturday late morning showers will spread west to east across eastern Kansas and Missouri during the day. Off and on rain showers will continue with a chance of thunderstorms through noon on Sunday. Overall we are expected around 0.25” of precipitation with higher totals near 0.50” over NW Missouri. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 62. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph in the morning.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. East wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. East southeast wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 a.m. Low around 47. East southeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. High near 60. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.