Temperatures will climb well above normal throughout the Quad State Monday through Wednesday. Winds will not be very strong, but afternoon relative humidity will be low through Tuesday.
The warm conditions will continue through Friday when a strong storm system will arrive and bring showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall and possibly some severe storms through Saturday.
The first of two rain events arrives mid week. A few thunderstorms are not out of the question near the Missouri/Arkansas border Wednesday night. Rainfall with the system will be less than a tenth of an inch…