The National Weather Service in St. Louis, Missouri has issued a forecast predicting a mix of sunny skies and potential storms throughout the arriving week. Today's weather looks to be sunny, with a comfortable high around 83 degrees, and a calm wind picking up to southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. As nighttime falls, St. Louis residents can expect partly cloudy conditions with a modest south wind around 6 mph, and a low temperature settling around 62 degrees, according to the NWS forecast.
The upcoming days, however, seem to unsteadily march towards a more tumultuous pattern. The NWS warns of a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9 a.m. Friday, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., followed by a chance of more showers and thunderstorms after 11 a.m. The day's high will be near 77 degrees with a shift in the wind, to start south at 5 to 9 mph and to become west in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is forecasted at 60 percent. "Thunderstorms are possible tonight," further warns the NWS in a Hazardous Weather Outlook.
St. Louis isn't expected to catch much of a break as we advance into the weekend, with Friday night predicting mostly cloudy skies and a cooler low of around 53 degrees. Saturday should offer a partly sunny day with a high near 68 degrees, whereas Saturday night drops down to a partly cloudy evening with a low around 49. Sunday through Wednesday introduces a seesaw of weather prospects, from mostly sunny days to chances of showers and thunderstorms, particularly forecasted for Monday night and Tuesday.
Residents should also keep an eye out as next week kicks off. The NWS outlines "a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am" for Monday night and "a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms" projected for both Tuesday and Tuesday night. These potential conditions continue into Wednesday, with a 40 percent chance of showers.
"Thunderstorms are possible Friday and again Monday and Tuesday," alerts the NWS, indicating a continuous spell of possible disruptive weather on the horizon. The Hazardous Weather Outlook states that "Spotter activation is not expected at this time."
