Flooding is possible through 7 a.m. Saturday for the green shaded areas. One to three inches has already fallen in this area, and an additional 1-3 inches is expected today through tomorrow morning. If you come across a flooded roadway, remember, turn around don’t drown! Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service: 

Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 61. South wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of showers before 1 p.m. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 72. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 3 to 8 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.

Columbus Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

Monday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

It’s been a soggy day or two, depending on where you are. But heavier rain is on the way, mainly for northwestern Missouri and northeastern Kansas as well as southeastern Nebraska and southwestern Iowa. Rain amounts of 3 to 4 inches, with locally higher amounts, are possible in those areas which may cause some flooding issues. There will be several rounds of rain with heaviest looking to be Thursday night into Friday morning. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service: 

Today: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 4 p.m. Patchy fog before 1 p.m. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog after 10 p.m. Low around 67. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Areas of fog. High near 77. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 59. South wind around 9 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 72. West wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 52.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

Columbus Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Monday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

Scattered showers and a few storms are possible today. Have an umbrella handy but chances are showers will miss you. The better chance for precipitation will come later tonight and through the day Thursday into Thursday night. Some areas in northern Missouri, and northeastern Kansas could see heavy rain Thursday and Thursday night. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service: 

Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1 p.m., then showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. High near 74. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 65. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 78. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m., then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1 a.m. Low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers after 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Columbus Day: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

A couple areas of showers and storms will converge on the Kansas City area this afternoon. First, showers and storms will move into northeastern Kansas and northwestern Missouri throughout the day. Although the best chances will come during the afternoon. Another area of showers and storms will move north into the area from southern Missouri throughout the day as well. The unsettled weather pattern will persist through the end of the week with showers and storms likely through Friday. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service: 

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11 p.m. Patchy fog after 11 p.m. Low around 61. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms before 8 a.m, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., then a chance of showers after 2 p.m. Areas of fog. High near 68. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers before 8 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 a.m.. Patchy fog before 8 p.m. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 2 p.m., then showers and thunderstorms likely after 2 p.m. High near 74. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 a.m. Low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 8 a.m. High near 75. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2 a.m., then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday: A chance of showers before 8 a.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Columbus Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

After a very warm early October day today with highs 10 to 15 degrees above normal in the mid 80s, conditions will become stormy the rest of the week. Thunderstorms are expected to move into the area tomorrow evening with several rounds expected between tomorrow night and Saturday. Two to 4 inches of rain with locally higher amounts are expected through the week. This may lead to localized flash flooding and flooding along area river, creeks, and streams. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service: 

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South southeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1 a.m. Low around 63. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Showers likely, mainly before 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers likely, mainly before 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Fall-like temperatures and dry conditions will continue through the weekend, especially as a reinforcing shot of cool air arrives Saturday. We may start to warm up next week, so enjoy the crisper air while it’s here!