A Taste of Winter Weather on the Way

I guess we better relish these nice days that we're experiencing because it looks like more "winter-like" weather is on the way.

A winter storm is becoming more likely this weekend with periods of rain during the day Friday transitioning to freezing rain and eventually snow. This transition will occur as colder air moves south and undercuts warmer air aloft, giving the region the likelihood for a period of freezing rain, before the cold air deepens and transitions precipitation to all snow Saturday morning. Ice and snow accumulations are expected with the heaviest ice accumulations coming Friday evening and overnight and the heaviest snow accumulations during the day Saturday.

Here's the forecast for the Sedalia/Warrensburg area according to the National weather Service:

Today

Sunny, with a high near 51. Southeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then rain after midnight. Low around 47. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

Rain. High near 57. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Friday Night

Rain before 2am, then freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with sleet between 2am and 4am, then freezing rain likely, possibly mixed with snow after 4am. Low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday

Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 48.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 49.