We have a chance of showers and thunderstorms today and tonight and a chance of severe storms this afternoon and this evening.
Our forecast for today calls for a chance of showers and thunderstorms with a high of 78. Winds from the southwest will gust better than 20 miles per hour during the day today. Then, a chance of showers and storms tonight with a low of 57.
Meanwhile, there is the potential for severe storms this afternoon and evening over the area. In their latest Weather Briefing, the National Weather Service in St. Louis says a cold front will move through the region this afternoon, accompanied by another round of showers and thunderstorms. Thunderstorms development and intensity will be conditional on how long cloud cover and rainfall precede the front–if clouds clear, thunderstorms will be more capable of becoming severe. The primary threat from severe thunderstorms will be damaging winds, along with the potential for large hail. The NWS says the best potential for severe weather lings up along and southeast of I-44 in Missouri and I-70 in Illinois from 3 pm to 9 pm.
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