Getting warmer....

After a chilly, and in some spots, frosty start, we will see a warmer afternoon today than yesterday. Highs will warm up into the mid 70s for most this afternoon with a sunny sky. Terrific day.

It will not be as chilly tonight with lows near 50.

We will keep the warming trend going tomorrow. Highs will warm into the low to mid 80s, and we will again see lots of sunshine.

Muggier air will flow in here this weekend, and that means I will have to introduce the chance of a few afternoon showers and storms into the forecast. The weekend will not at all be a wash-out, but I do think some scattered afternoon showers or storms are possible both weekend days. The coverage of showers and storms will likely get greater the farther west you go in the region.

Severe weather and flooding will be possible this weekend in the Mississippi Valley close to a slow-moving cold front. That front will lowly drop in here by later Monday or Tuesday, and at that point, we should wind up with a good coverage of showers and storms around here.