An active weather pattern is shaping up across the Ozarks late this weekend into early next week. 

The National Weather Service says a powerful storm system will bring a chance for strong to severe thunderstorms to western Missouri Sunday night and areawide Monday into Monday night.

The highest potential of severe weather will be on Monday. The weather service says all modes of severe weather will be possible, including large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes.

The front will be slow to make its way through southwest Missouri, with thunderstorm chances through Tuesday night.

Several rounds of thunderstorms with the potential for heavy rainfall will be possible, and the front should pass through the area on Tuesday.

Forecast for the rest of this afternoon will be partly sunny with high of 82..

Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a low 68.
    
Sunday will be breezy with partly sunny skies with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  High 85.

Sunday night will be mostly cloud with showers and thunderstorms with some possibly severe after midnight.  Low 65. 70 percent chance of  rain.

Monday will be partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  High 80 .  
   
Monday night periods of rain and thunderstorms.  Low 65. Chance of rain is 80 percent.