A cold front will bring the chance for thunderstorms this evening. A few storms may become severe with large hail and damaging winds. 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 75. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m., then a slight chance of showers between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. North northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 41. North northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 64. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

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

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

We’ll enjoy an afternoon high temperature near 80. Thunderstorm chances return to the area on Wednesday evening and night – a few may be strong to severe. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. 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, mainly after 4 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 10 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m., then a chance of showers after 1 a.m. Low around 47. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of showers, mainly before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. North northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.

We’ve got two pretty nice days ahead, despite it being a little breezy. Things change Wednesday though as storm chances return to the region. A few storms could become severe, with hail and damaging winds being the main concerns. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Thursday: Showers likely, mainly before 8 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 56. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers before 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

It definitely feels different this morning with temperatures in the 30s. Good news is it will warm into the 50s across the area today with mostly sunny skies. It will be windy again today though, with winds from the west gusting up to 40 mph. Tomorrow evening, showers will move back into the area, mainly along and east of I-35. By Sunday morning, it looks like temperatures will allow for a rain/snow mix. Light snow accumulations are possible in central and northeastern MO on grassy and elevated surfaces. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind 3 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain, mainly after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 8 a.m., then a slight chance of rain between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 55. North wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

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

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

While it looks like we’ll have a nice stretch of near to above normal temperatures over the next week, there will be several rounds of showers and storms. Rain will slowly move east of the area today. Dry conditions are expected Friday and much of Saturday. Showers and storms will move back into the area late Saturday and continue off and on through Sunday. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A chance of showers, mainly before 11 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 57. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Patchy fog before 1 a.m., then patchy fog after 2 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

Saturday: A chance of showers between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South southeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.