The National Weather Service in St. Louis has forecasted a wet pattern for the city with persistent rain expected to begin this morning and carry into the night. Residents should be prepared for a soggy Valentine's Day as the chance of precipitation is pegged at a definitive 100%, with temperatures hovering around 51 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and dropping slightly to around 45 degrees at night. According to the latest update, light winds will accompany the rain, originating from the east between 5 to 10 miles per hour in the afternoon, intensifying slightly to 8 to 11 miles per hour by evening.
Looking ahead, the dreariness is projected to lighten somewhat with only a 20 percent chance of rain tomorrow morning before the skies clear, making way for mostly sunny conditions and a high of 58 degrees – the calm after the storm, so to speak though the mixed forecast will persist into the week, with temperatures climbing gradually, reaching a balmy 71 degrees on Wednesday. The overnight lows will similarly trend upwards, with the coldest night tomorrow dipping to 39 degrees and the warmest, Tuesday night, maintaining a mild 56 degrees, promising a temperature roller coaster that's all too familiar to the denizens of this Midwestern hub.
Special occasions are not exempt from the whims of climate, as this weather update falls on Washington's Birthday, which itself promises mostly sunny skies accompanied by a cordial high near 63 degrees, giving at least a window of reprieve for those looking to celebrate the federal holiday outdoors. The National Weather Service foresees a return to cloud cover by Monday night, however, setting the tone for a mostly cloudy Tuesday and leading into a partly sunny Wednesday.
The week ahead remains changeable, with Wednesday night showing partly cloudy conditions and a low of 46 degrees, followed by another sunny day on Thursday albeit with a slight chance of rain, at 20 percent, both during the day and into the night where the temperature is forecasted to descend to around 42 degrees; and while the latter part of the week shows signs of cooling with Friday's high near 55 degrees.
