A beautiful week of spring weather is expected across the region as conditions remain dry and temperatures rise into the 70s, according to the National Weather Service of Topeka. Thunderstorm chances return to the forecast by Friday with scattered precipitation chancescontinuing through the weekend.

Today: Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. North winds up to 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows around 45. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs around 72. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds up to 10 mph.

Thursday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.

Friday And Friday Night: Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Lows in the mid 50s.

Saturday And Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Lows in the upper 50s.

Sunday: Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.

Monday: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.

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