Severe weather will again be possible today across northern Missouri and northeastern Kansas. Although there will be scattered thunderstorms around the area this morning they will not be severe. The timing of the severe weather threat will be this afternoon between 2-6 p.m. The severe weather threats will be for large hail, damaging winds, and even the chance for a few tornadoes. Conditions will also be windy today with winds out of the south between 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. A wind advisory is in effect from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 71. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

 

Storms will develop across western Kansas this afternoon and push quickly eastward this evening, reaching the area after sunset. Strong winds are possible with these storms as they enter the area in northeast KS and northwest MO, but storms should gradually weaken with time. The best potential for damaging winds will be west of I-35, but a stray strong wind gust cannot be ruled out anywhere the storms trek tonight. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind around 7 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 a.m. Low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

 

Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

 

It’s back to normal, seasonable temperatures today, then soaring well above heading into early next week. Rain chances should hold off for Mother’s Day weekend, returning by the middle of next work week. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. North northeast wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 50. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 9 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 85.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

 

Today will be cloudy with the chance for scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms this morning and again this afternoon south of Interstate 70. Temperatures will be cooler today in the mid to upper 60s. Highs on Friday will be in the lower 70s but will rise into the lower 80s by Sunday. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service: 

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between noon and 3 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 50. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Light south southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

The main concern today will be for the chance for severe storms from late this afternoon into this evening. The main threats will be for large hail and damaging winds however, there is also the chance for an isolated tornado. With 1 to 2 inches of precipitation possible along and north of Interstate 70 there is also the chance for minor river flooding. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 6 to 11 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, mainly before 2 a.m, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 a.m. Low around 59. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Thursday: 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 67. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 49.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

 

Scattered thunderstorms will affect northern Missouri this morning, otherwise conditions should be partly cloudy with highs in the low to mid 80s. Tuesday, another mild day is expected with highs in the mid 80s despite clouds being on the increase during the day. Storm chances increase Tuesday night and continue through Wednesday and Thursday. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

 

A beautiful spring weekend is ahead with temperatures in the 60s to 70s and mostly sunny skies. Some low-end storm chances return Monday for portions of northern Missouri, but better chances hold off until at least the middle of next week. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

 

While some could see sprinkles today, overall, skies will be clearing out in preparation for a beautiful weekend ahead. Look for mostly clear skies this weekend with temperatures near normal for early May, ranging in the upper 60s to 70s. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a north wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 71. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.