Tracking cool and damp days ahead

Cloudy, cool, and damp conditions are widespread across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas to start the work week, ahead of a system expected to bring periods of additional rainfall back to the region Tuesday and Wednesday. Dry skies and sunshine eventually return later in the week, with slightly below average temperatures persisting through Halloween. 

Overcast skies and patchy drizzle linger Monday evening and overnight with light winds and lows near 50 degrees. Periods of rainfall are likely Tuesday, especially for the afternoon and evening with a 70% chance of precipitation. Highs Tuesday will reach the mid 50s with breezy northwest winds at 10 to 20 mph. Wet and breezy conditions linger into Wednesday with cloudy skies and a 40% chance of late morning and early afternoon showers. 

0.5” to 1” of rainfall is forecast across the region through Wednesday before dry skies return Thursday and Friday.