Storms return to the forecast for later today and tonight. And, severe storms will strike the area.
The forecast for today calls for showers and thunderstorms late this afternoon. But, before that, we will see mostly sunny skies with a high of 82. Winds from the south will gust better than 20 miles per hour today. Then, showers and storms for tonight with a low of 49. Winds from the south will eventually shift to the west and gust better than 20 miles per hour tonight. We also have the potential for heavy rain tonight and into Saturday morning. Meanwhile, showers are likely Saturday morning with much cooler temperatures with a Saturday high of just 59.
In their Weather Briefing, the National Weather Service in St. Louis says thunderstorms will develop over northwest Missouri this afternoon and will quickly form into a line as they track southeast across the state through late this evening. 3 pm to midnight is the best window for severe storms and the NWS says the strongest of the storms will occur in the earlier half of that timeframe. They add the primary threats will transition to damaging winds and tornadoes with a lesser threat for hail as the evening progresses.
As for our area, the current map says storms would arrive here between midnight tonight and 2 am Saturday morning. As of this time, the National Weather Service also believes the storms will be weakening by the time they would reach Fayette County–but that forecast could change as there has already been a pretty dramatic change in where the strongest storms would hit in the past 24 hours.
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