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Many places will be dry, but localized heavy rain should fall
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Good morning and happy Thursday! The night has been dry for the Ozarks, except for a shower or two in parts of Central Missouri. Scattered cloud cover has developed, but it looks like the morning hours will be dry. Temperatures will be a bit tricky today, as scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop again by early to midafternoon.

Widely scattered storms should develop by early afternoon.  Locally heavy rain is expected, but...
Widely scattered storms should develop by early afternoon. Locally heavy rain is expected, but many areas will be dry.(KY3)

Once again, some very localized heavy rain is likely in any of the stronger storms, as they will be slow moving again today.

Unstable air and good moisture, along with light winds through the atmosphere, will lead to...
Unstable air and good moisture, along with light winds through the atmosphere, will lead to spotty heavy rain.(KY3)

No severe weather is expected highs will generally be in the middle 80s, which is just a few degrees above average.

Temperatures will warm into the lower 80s before storms fire up, with highs in the middle 80s.
Temperatures will warm into the lower 80s before storms fire up, with highs in the middle 80s.(KY3)

We’ll repeat this scenario tomorrow, and there may be a few more storms compared to today.

With the help of some weak upper energy, we'll see a few more storms compared to today.
With the help of some weak upper energy, we'll see a few more storms compared to today.(KY3)

By Saturday, somewhat drier air will begin to work in from the east, pushing the best chance of scattered storms to the western half of the viewing area. High temperatures will climb into the upper 80s for many places for the weekend, with dry and toasty conditions likely early next week.