After a sunny day with a high near 82 today, storms may be moving into the area late Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service.
Several rounds of storms will be possible starting late Saturday through the middle of next week, according to the weather service.
Primary hazards with the storms will be moderate to locally heavy rainfall, hail, dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning and gusty winds.
Rainfall amounts will generally be in the inch to nearly 2-inch range through late Monday, adding to the already swollen reeks, river and streams.
A few strong to perhaps isolated severe storms will be possible late Saturday and again late Sunday into Monday.
Tonight’s low will be around 58, the weather service said, with a south southwest wind of 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday, it will be sunny with a high near 83. A southwest wind will be 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph, according to the weather service.
Saturday night, there will be a 30 percent chance of storms and showers, according to the weather service. The low will be around 60. A south southwest wind of 6 to 8 mph will become southeast after midnight. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected, except for locally higher amounts.
One weather forecaster predicted that rain and storms would not start until after the Kansas Speedway Sprint Cup race is over in Kansas City, Kan. The rain could start at 1 a.m. or later on Sunday.
On Sunday, Mother’s Day, there is a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, according to the weather service. It will be mostly cloudy with a high near 76, and a south wind of 7 to 13 mph.
Sunday night, there is a 70 percent chance of rain, the weather service said. The low will be around 61.
Monday, there is a 50 percent chance of storms and precipitation, according to the weather service. The high will be near 74.
Monday night, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms with a low of 60.
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