Forecast: Rain chances return, another cool down late next week

It’s been dry At a staggering 3”+ below average area-wide over the past month, it’s been quite dry. Drought concerns are increasing as river levels lower, and water stress is evident in plants.

Relief on the way? Rain chances are present over the next few days. Today, rain chances are greatest in western Missouri. Rain that does occur will be light to moderate and intermittent. While a few showers may be strong enough to produce a rumble of thunder, the risk for thunderstorms overall remains low. Rain chances continue through the week, with the best chances Wednesday into Thursday. This will be our best shot at heavy downpours across mid-Missouri in a long time. Most of this rain will not include thunderstorms, but isolated rumbles of thunder are possible. It’s been a wh