Showers and thunderstorms will bring less than half an inch of rain in most areas of the metro Wednesday, the National Weather Service predicts.

Clouds are building on Wednesday morning of our next storm system. Rain showers will move into the St. Louis area Wednesday afternoon and linger through the evening. Rain is expected to be widespread but overall rainfall totals will be light,

Rain chances rise Wednesday afternoon and become widespread late in the evening. Rainfall will be light, with totals staying until a quarter of an inch for much of the area. The highest totals will be east of Madison.