A cold front and upper disturbance will bring the chance for thunderstorms this afternoon and early evening. A few storms may become strong, although widespread severe weather is unlikely. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind around 6 mph.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

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

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

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

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

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

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

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

Tuesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Temperatures will remain well above normal into Wednesday with highs in the middle to upper 70s across the area. Rain and a few thunderstorms will track across much of the region Wednesday and Wednesday night. Strong storms are not expected at this time. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 7 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8 p.m, then a chance of showers between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind around 7 mph.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 43.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

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

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

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

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.

Morning clouds will gradually burn off through the day allowing late summer-like temperatures to return to the region this afternoon with highs in the upper 70s to near 80. Breezy south winds will gust as high as 30 mph through the evening. Here’s your 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 7 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. Cloudy, with a high near 72. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 45.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

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

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

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

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

Warm southerly breezes will send the thermometer well into the 70s today and Saturday with locations south of the Missouri River likely seeing 80, which is more like mid-September weather. While cooler readings are expected on Sunday they’ll still be above normal. As for Halloween, another warm surge with early evening temperatures for trick or treaters running in the lower 70s. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

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

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

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

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Patchy dense fog this morning will occasionally reduce visibility to under one-half mile. Fog will dissipate by mid-morning, with mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures for the remainder of the week. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Patchy fog before 1 p.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 8 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

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

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

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

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

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

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%

Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms this morning will end from west to east by the early afternoon hours. Look for above normal temperatures and sunny skies to end the work week. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South southwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind around 6 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

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

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

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

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

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

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Temperatures will be a bit warmer today, hovering near normal –upper 60s– for this time of year by the afternoon hours. The warming trend will continue through the weekend with 80s likely across the region by Sunday afternoon thanks to gusty south winds over the weekend. Otherwise, there will be a threat of showers and drizzle Saturday morning, but otherwise the region will likely remain dry through the beginning of next week. Here’s your 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Patchy drizzle after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Saturday: Patchy drizzle before 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

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

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Cool temperatures will remain in place today, before a warming trend begins Friday. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service. 

Today: Patchy frost before 10 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 6 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

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

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

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

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Temperatures will fall through the day today following the passage of a cold front this morning. Clearing skies and high pressure arriving from the north will set the stage for the coldest night of the fall season so far as early morning lows fall into the middle to upper 30s. Here’s your 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service.

Tonight: Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 34. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

Thursday: Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

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

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

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

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

Cool, dry weather is coming this weekend. Here’s the seven-day outlook from the National Weather Service.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 42. Light and variable wind.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72. South southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

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

Columbus Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

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

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

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

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.