Warmer temperatures move in Wednesday

After a cooler start to the week, warmer temperatures return to the area Wednesday through Friday.

A warm front will begin developing across the Central Plains Wednesday, and gradually drift eastward into Thursday. This will allow warmer temperatures to enter the area as soon as Wednesday, thanks to southerly winds.

High temperatures Wednesday will be near 60° across the region, with light southerly winds, and mostly sunny skies. Southerly winds become breezier Thursday, gusting up to 20 mph. High temperatures, however, will be tricky to forecast. If rain is more widespread, temperatures would be hindered by several degrees in all likelihood.

The current expectation is for high temperatures to be even warmer on Thursday, around the lower-to-middle 60s as the warm front lifts through the area.

A cold front passes through Thursday night and early Friday morning. Temperatures won’t drop dramatically, with highs still in the lower 60s on Friday with the chance of some rain showers as additional energy pushes through.

Cooler temperatures are expected to arrive into the weekend with highs around average in the middle 50s on Saturday and Sunday.