St. Louis residents should expect to keep their rain gear close at hand and prepare for a chilly week ahead, as the National Weather Service in St. Louis, MO has forecasted a series of wet and wintry conditions. Early risers today would have faced light drizzle and fog, with the day promising rain primarily before noon and gusty winds picking up later. Despite a modest high near 46 degrees, the wind chill might well have made it feel more akin to the upper 20s throughout the day.
The damp and cold conditions are set to persist into the night, with mostly cloudy skies and a low around 28 degrees. Residents should be ready to face northwest wind speeds of 8 to 11 mph, capable to gust as high as 23 mph. According to the NWS, Tomorrow's outlook doesn't promise much improvement; the mostly cloudy veil continues with a high near 39 and a light north wind trailing off the day.
As the new week dawns on Monday, Saint Louisans won't just to begin recalibrating to a work mindset, but also need to prepare for potential snowfall that's expected to hit mainly after midnight. The temperatures will hover in the low 40s, with the calm winds taking a turn eastward around 6 mph in the morning. The chances for precipitation are pegged at 70%, with less than an inch of new snow accumulation expected.
The wintry mix is likely to continue into Tuesday with a 50 percent chance of snow before noon, and temperatures peaking only near 36 degrees. Stepping out into Wednesday, more snow is predicted mainly after noon with a 70 percent chance of precipitation, and the mercury struggling to reach the freezing mark. The NWS cautions people to be ready for likely snow again Wednesday night, though conditions should ease by Thursday to bring a mostly sunny but still cool day, with a high near 31 degrees.
Looking ahead to the end of the week, there's a slight reprieve from the snow with partly sunny skies forecasted for Friday and temperatures set to rise close to the mid-40s. While the weather patterns show a glimmer of warmth and sunshine, St. Louisans will have navigated a week where temperatures fluctuated below and scarcely above freezing, accompanied by snow and rain to challenge the midwinter resolve.
