FIRST ALERT WEATHER: Summer AND fall weather this week

Good morning, and happy Monday! This week’s weather will feature some big changes, so buckle up! We start the week with what will be the hottest day of the forecast, with weather like what we had Sunday. Scattered clouds and a light southerly wind are expected with highs in the middle and upper 80s.

No one in the area hit 90 degrees yesterday, so it seems unlikely today. A large storm spinning over the southern Rockies will begin to emerge into the plains late tomorrow, bringing the Ozarks an increase in mainly high cloud cover throughout the day. It will also begin to get breezy, with some gusts over 20 miles an hour. High temperatures will come down some thanks to the clouds, but only by a few degrees. The western storm looks like it will come out in a couple of pieces, with an initial wave bringing a chance for a few showers very late Tuesday night, with rain more likely during the day Wednesday.

A positive tilt trough, as it is called, will mean just general rain and some thunder with no severe weather threat apparent. Moisture does look decent, so there may be some pockets of locally heavier rain on Wednesday into Thursday morning.

A cold front will pass through late in the day Thursday, opening the spigot for some much cooler air. Highs will likely stay in the 70s Wednesday and Thursday but drop into the 60s for Friday. Wrap around clouds will be with us on Friday, but then full sunshine for the upcoming weekend. Lows will be in the 40s Saturday and Sunday mornings, with highs mainly in the 60s. By early next week temperatures will rebound to at least average but the pattern will be dry.

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