Despite a cold front yesterday, temperatures remain warm in the 70s across the Ozarks, and we’ve traded yesterday’s north breeze for a south wind.
Those south winds will be between 10 and 20 miles per hour, with occasional gusts over 25 mph. This evening will be pretty mild, with some cloud cover and swift breezes keeping temperatures elevated in the mid-50s.
Another cold front moves through the area tomorrow morning, but it’ll bring limited change to the forecast. A round of clouds is expected early but will clear out through the morning, and a few light showers to sprinkles may be possible.
Friday will remain mild in nature, with temps in the low 70s and northwest winds from 5 to 10 mph. Friday evening will be chilly but not very cold as temps will slowly drop down through the 50s and land in the 40s after 10 p.m.
Temps will stay pretty mild on Saturday, but another cold wave will bring sharply cold weather by Sunday morning. Expect winds to pick up too, becoming very gusty when the cold air arrives.
Sunday will stay in the low 40s and upper 30s, with the coldest night of the season following that day, and then a drastic drop in temperature is expected for Monday morning. Expected temps are in the low 20s with an extended hard freeze from Sunday night into Monday morning.
However, this is all forecasted as a short burst of winter weather, as highs are projected to be back up near 70 degrees by mid-week next week.
Graphic courtesy of the National Weather Service.