Tracking a rainy & cool Tuesday

Good morning, St. Joseph! We’re waking up to another gloomy and soggy Tuesday across the region. Early this morning, you may notice patchy fog and reduced visibility, along with damp roads and saturated soil from light overnight drizzle.

Conditions will only get wetter throughout the day as rain chances increase by late morning. A cold front will be moving through the area will bring steady, measurable rainfall through the afternoon, evening, and into early Wednesday.

Over the next 24 to 36 hours, rainfall totals could reach half an inch to an inch, providing much-needed relief for drought conditions across northwestern Missouri and northeastern Kansas.

Thanks to the rain and thick cloud cover, and the cold front temperatures will stay cool, with a high near 54 degrees today and 52 degrees on Wednesday. Overnight lows will dip back into the 30s, and highs will stay in the 50s through Sunday, keeping things feeling very fall-like.