Temperatures to turn dangerously cold Sunday; freezing drizzle possible Friday

Coldest wind chill values Sunday morning. (National Weather Service graphic)
Coldest wind chill values Sunday morning. (National Weather Service graphic)

Freezing drizzle is possible across the area beginning Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Temperatures are expected to warm above freezing south of the St. Joseph, Mo., area by noon Friday with freezing drizzle changing to drizzle as a result, the weather service said.

Light snow may be possible through the day on Saturday, according to the weather service. Amounts are expected to be less than an inch.

Dangerously cold temperatures are expected Sunday morning as wind chill values approach 10 to 25 degrees, the weather service said.

Today, the high will be27, with a light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon, according to the weather service.

Tonight, it will be mostly cloudy with a low of 23 and an east southeast wind of 9 to 11 mph, the weather service said.

Friday, expect patchy drizzle before noon, then patchy drizzle or freezing drizzle between noon and 1 p.m., followed by patchy drizzle after 1 p.m., according to the weather service. The high will be near 40, with a south southeast wind of 10 to 14 mph, gusting to 23 mph.

Friday night, there will be patchy drizzle before 4 a.m., then a slight chance of drizzle or freezing drizzle between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m., followed by a slight chance of freezing drizzle after 5 a.m., the weather service said. The low will be around 23, with a southeast wind of 6 to 13 mph, becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds may gust as high as 18 mph.

Saturday’s forecast is a 50 percent chance of freezing drizzle before 10 a.m., then a chance of snow and freezing drizzle between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., followed by a chance of snow after 11 a.m., according to the weather service. The high will be near 25. It will be blustery, with a north northwest wind of 14 to 20 mph, gusting as high as 30 mph. New precipitation will be less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday night, there is a 50 percent chance of snow before 7 p.m., the weather service said. The low will be around 1.

Sunday, it will be sunny and cold, with a high near 15, according to the weather service. Sunday night’s low will be around 6.

Monday, expect sunny skies and a high of 31, the weather service said.