We could be in for a storm Saturday around the area, with the threat of severe weather for this afternoon and tonight. Our forecast for today calls for scattered showers and thunderstorms during the day with a high of 88, and then showers and storms likely for tonight with a low of 71. The National Weather Service in St. Louis says that severe thunderstorms are likely late this afternoon and this evening. The primary threats will initially be large hail and damaging wind gusts during the late afternoon, become mainly damaging wind gusts later into the evening.