ST. LOUIS — Keep the snow shovels and sleds handy. Another storm will move across the region starting Friday night and continuing into Saturday night.
It's a damp and foggy start to the day Thursday. The National Weather Service issued a fog advisory at 4 a.m. It's set to expire at 10 a.m.
A weak winter system moves through the bi-state in the morning, bringing drizzle and rain showers in the St. Louis metro area through the early part of the day. The rain clears out in the afternoon, leaving behind cloudy weather. Our snow melt will continue with high temperatures near 40°F.
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On Friday, we turn our attention to the next big winter storm for the Midwest.
Friday is cloudy with rain moving in during the evening hours. We can expect light to moderate rain Friday night. Rain will change over to snow sometime during the morning hours on Saturday, with a couple bands of moderate snow moving through the region during the day. Winds will become very strong on Saturday, reducing visibility. Snow will clear out by Saturday evening.
The snow total for Saturday will be 2” to 6”, with a few local spots closer to 8”.
The coldest weather of the season moves in Saturday night and stretches into Monday morning. Nighttime temperatures will fall into the single digits Saturday and Sunday. Sunday daytime highs will only reach the teens.
It'll be a little warmer Monday and into Tuesday. We can expect more rain and snow in the region next Tuesday. It'll be dry again for next Wednesday.
