St. Louis is braving a brief dance with flurries this morning, but the skies will clear as the day progresses, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis, Missouri. While the morning may present cloudy skies and scattered snowflakes, residents can expect to see the sun break through as the temperatures climb to a high near 27 degrees. Those venturing outside early might want to bundle up, as northwest winds of 6 to 14 mph—with gusts potentially reaching 24 mph—are driving wind chill values down to a frigid 6 degrees Fahrenheit. The light snowfall is expected to cease before 9 am, the NWS in St. Louis, MO reports.

As evening approaches, the weather is set to shift, transitioning to clear skies and calmer conditions with a low around 13 degrees, however tomorrow ushers in a new system, bringing increasing clouds and raising daytime temperatures to near 37 degrees, a sign of what's to come as we head into the weekend, for tomorrow night, the forecast predicts rain, mainly after midnight, and the low settling at around 34 degrees albeit with south winds of 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. This warming trend suggests a departure from the brisk winter climate St. Louisans have been experiencing thus far.

Saturating the weekend, rainfall is expected to persist through Saturday, with chances of precipitation at 80%, offering no reprieve until late in the evening when rain might mix with snow before giving way entirely to snow after 3 am; the high and low temperatures are predicted to strike 48 and 21 degrees respectively with a possibility of new snow accumulation of less than a half inch. The wet and wintry mix should wrap up on Sunday, making way for mostly cloudy skies and a high near 26 degrees. The evening might offer some respite with partly cloudy skies and temperatures dipping to around 10 degrees.

Further into next week, as the nation commemorates Washington's Birthday, the weather remains mostly cloudy with a consistent high near 24 degrees, though the evening could see lows of about 16 degrees. The forecast by the NWS in St. Louis, MO suggests flurries may once again visit the city by Tuesday, with a 30 percent chance of snow and a high near 26 degrees, The probability of snow inches up to 40 percent by Tuesday night as temperatures again drop to near 11, reminding residents that, despite the sporadic warm spells, winter's grip is not quite loosened. The week rounds off on Wednesday with a partly sunny day and a slight 20 percent chance of snow showers, alongside a high hovering near 23 degrees, indicative of the flux and flow of midwestern winters.