Mild and windy weather today, rain moving to area Wednesday and Thursday

Thursday rain totals (National Weather Service graphic)
Thursday rain totals (National Weather Service graphic)

After today’s mild and windy weather, look for rain moving into the area Wednesday night and Thanksgiving Day, according to the National Weather Service.

On Friday, snow is possible, according to the weather service.

Today it will be mostly sunny with a high near 62, the weather service said, with a south wind from 9 to 18 mph, gusting to 28 mph.

The fire danger will be somewhat elevated this afternoon with high south winds and relative humidity values as low as 30 percent, according to the weather service.

Tonight, there will be increasing clouds, with a low of 46, the weather service said. There will be a south wind of 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

On Wednesday, there will be a 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after noon. It will be cloudy with a high near 59, and a south wind around 15 mph, gusting to 22 mph, according to the weather service.

Wednesday night, the chance of rain is 60 percent, mainly after midnight, the weather service said. It will be cloudy with a low of 55.

Rain may transition to a light wintry mix of snow, sleet and possibly freezing rain across northern Kansas into northwest Missouri Thursday night into early Friday, the weather service said.

Any snow or ice accumulation will be very light, but light icing could cause travel issues Thursday night mainly to the northwest of the I-35 corridor, according to the weather service.

On Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, there will be a 90 percent chance of rain with a high near 59, the weather service said. From 1 to 2 inches of rain is possible. A south wind of 11 to 13 mph will become north northeast in the afternoon.

Thursday night will see rain with a low of around 33, according to the weather service. The chance of rain is 90 percent.

On Friday, shoppers will face a 30 percent chance of rain and snow, the weather service said, with a high near 37.

Friday night, it will be mostly cloudy with a low of 33, according to the weather service.

Saturday, expect a high near 38, the weather service said.

Saturday night, there is a 30 percent chance of rain with a low of 34, according to the weather service.

Wintry mix Friday (National Weather Service graphic)
Wintry mix Thursday night and Friday (National Weather Service graphic)