According to the National Weather Service of Topeka, above normal temperatures are in store for today with mostly sunny skies and highs in the middle 60s. This is expected to change for the weekend as a storm system passes over the region. Showers and thunderstorms are likely across northeast and east central Kansas Saturday. By Sunday, temperatures are expected to be in the 40s with a chance for rain, possibly mixed with snow over parts of north central Kansas.

Today: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 15 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. Northwest winds up to 5 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.

Saturday: Cooler…cloudy. Slight chance of drizzle in the morning…then chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Saturday Night: Rain likely. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain… Possibly mixed with snow. Highs in the mid 40s.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain and snow. Lows in the lower 30s.

Monday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.

Wednesday: Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.