Springfield, MO – Warm and breezy weather will continue through Friday before a cold front moves through the Missouri Ozarks late Friday night into Saturday, bringing a risk of thunderstorms, according to the US National Weather Service in Springfield.
High temperatures will reach the low to mid-80s Thursday and Friday—10 to 15 degrees above normal for mid-October. A cold front is expected to arrive late Friday, producing showers and thunderstorms into Saturday night. The strongest storms could occur Saturday afternoon and evening, particularly across southern Missouri and northern Arkansas.
Forecasters say a few storms could become strong to severe, with gusty winds and small hail possible. Rainfall amounts are expected to stay under an inch for most locations…