Today: Showers begin to creep in from the southwest after 7 AM leading to widespread showers by 9 AM. Temperatures continue to rise as winds filter in from the southwest with gusts up to 25 mph. Friday's afternoon high tops out into the mid-'60s.

Tomorrow: Temperatures cool slightly after the passage of Friday's cold front while skies become partly cloudy. The afternoon high tops out into the upper '50s making for a great day to do some early Easter Egg hunting.

Extended: Easter Sunday starts off cool and wet with widespread showers throughout the morning and afternoon hours. Temperatures begin in the lower '40s peaking out into the early '50s by the afternoon. Temperatures then begin a warming trend into next week with chances of mid-week showers returning.

Chance Gotsch

Chance Gotsch grew up just south of St. Louis and moved to Columbia to attend the University of Missouri to pursue a degree in Atmospheric Sciences.

His interest in weather begin as a child when he used to be afraid of storms. Years later, he purchased a weather forecasting book and weather station at his elementary Scholastic Book Fair. After reading into the hows and whys of atmospheric science, he quickly became interested and gained his new passion.

Chance joined the ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Team in February of 2021. He is currently the weekend afternoon forecaster.