Sunday morning weather update

 Today looks to be one of the more active and dynamic weather days we've seen a while across the state line. Just like at the end of November, a strong low-pressure system is expected to move through the Midwest, however this time we won't be seeing 10+ inches of snow!

As of this morning this system is still off to our south and west with the center of low pressure over Northern Missouri. Through the day this will track directly over the state line bringing strong winds, heavy rainfall, and even wintry precipitation over the next 24 hours.

As of now, our main concern through the morning will be locally dense fog ahead of this low pressure as warm and unseasonably moist air has pushed northward creating limited visibility across the state line.

Into the evening hours tonight though, our main concern will be high winds and frozen surfaces as rainfall throughout the day will be likely to freeze later as temperatures drop. Wind gusts this evening and into tomorrow may approach 50-55 mph at times!

This will all be due to a very strong and dynamic cold front closely attached to the low-pressure system. This cold front is expected to sweep through the region by 4 p.m. today and as this occurs temperatures will drop very quickly with temperatures expected to drop nearly 20° degrees over 4 hours.

In terms of precipitation, most of what we see today will come in the form of rainfall, even heavy at times. Rainfall totals this afternoon may approach 0.5-1" by the time this system has passed, which will cause dangerous visibility at times as well as dangerous driving as once temperatures drop below freezing a flash freeze may occur with rainfall on surfaces. As well, into the evening mixed precipitation and some light snowfall will begin to fall behind the low-pressure system, although accumulations look to remain below an inch.