Week rain will follow a warm Monday and Tuesday in Topeka

Highs are expected to be in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Tomatoes will set fruit only at temperatures at or above 50°F. Breezy. Scattered showers and storms. Some of the storms could produce small hail.

The forecast calls for a high of 66 and a low of 44. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.

The weather service sees a good chance of increasing clouds by Wednesday evening and rain for Thursday. While most of us in the lowers valleys have a cold rain. Northwest wind about 18 miles per hour. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 miles per hour in the afternoon. South wind 8 to 13 miles per hour.

Rain is possible Monday morning, giving way to partly cloudy skies. North wind 5 to 7 miles per hour. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Mostly cloudy with a low around 64.

Temperatures will be coolest Monday and Tuesday with highs mainly in the 60s.

Tuesday will bring partly cloudy skies, with a high near 54. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a few peaks of sunshine. Graphic courtesy of NOAA.

"Timing and potential severe threats for Thursday will be refined with later forecasts", National Weather Service meteorologists state in Monday's hazardous weather outlook.