You may have heard the term Polar Vortex thrown around in national media stories before, especially during cold outbreaks. While the term may seem scary it’s a very real phenomenon that always exists in our atmosphere… and typically isn’t something we need to worry about The Polar Vortex is defined as the spinning mass of
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with showers possible. Low near 34. TUESDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy, highs in the mid-40s. EXTENDED: Cold air lingers all week with another wave of energy heading in our direction by Wednesday. Showers are expected during the day, eventually transitioning into a rain/snow mix by Wednesday night. Overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning,
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Major changes are on the way with an arctic air mass settling into Mid-Missouri this week, bringing cold temperatures and chances for rain and snow. A cold front has pushed south across the area Monday, with cold air filtering in through this evening. Rain moves in late tonight as another wave of energy tracks into
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Cold weather will move through mid-Missouri to round out the month of October and warming centers and overnight shelters are available to help keep people without shelter out of the cold. Columbia’s warming centers are open during normal business hours and offer access to restrooms, drinking fountains and other publicly available areas. Those centers include
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THIS AFTERNOON: Patchy drizzle is possible this afternoon, but heavier, widespread rain showers arrive after dark tonight. That system will move pretty quickly and leave us dry a little after midnight tonight. Lows will be cold in the mid 30s. A few wet snowflakes can’t be ruled out for our northern counties, but impacts are not
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MONDAY: Things will get off to a gloomy start and look to stay that way into this afternoon. We may see some drizzle this morning heading out the door, but the main takeaway will be the gloomy skies and cooler temperatures, with highs only managing the upper 40s to near 50 behind this cold front. TONIGHT:
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You may have heard the term Polar Vortex thrown around in national media stories before, especially during cold outbreaks. While the term may seem scary it’s a very real phenomenon that always exists in our atmosphere… and typically isn’t something we need to worry about The Polar Vortex is defined as the spinning mass of
Continue Reading TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with showers possible. Low near 34. TUESDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy, highs in the mid-40s. EXTENDED: Cold air lingers all week with another wave of energy heading in our direction by Wednesday. Showers are expected during the day, eventually transitioning into a rain/snow mix by Wednesday night. Overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning,
Continue Reading THIS AFTERNOON: Patchy drizzle is possible this afternoon, but heavier, widespread rain showers arrive after dark tonight. That system will move pretty quickly and leave us dry a little after midnight tonight. Lows will be cold in the mid 30s. A few wet snowflakes can’t be ruled out for our northern counties, but impacts are
Continue Reading MONDAY: Things will get off to a gloomy start and look to stay that way into this afternoon. We may see some drizzle this morning heading out the door, but the main takeaway will be the gloomy skies and cooler temperatures, with highs only managing the upper 40s to near 50 behind this cold front.
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An explanation of how fog forms.
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Images of damage left behind after a tornado tore through the area May 22, 2019.
Continue Reading TONIGHT: Clouds increase tonight. Some patchy fog is possible south of HWY 50. Lows fall near 40. MONDAY: We may see a few peeks of sunshine early tomorrow, but clouds will become the main feature after 10 or 11am. We should stay dry for most of the day but by evening, a few showers will
Continue Reading SUNDAY: A Dense Fog Advisory is in place until 10 AM. Be sure to drive slow and use your headlights in fog. Once that lifts skies will clear out and we will have sunny and warm conditions with our high in the mid 60’s. Make sure to soak up the warmth and sunshine because we
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TONIGHT: Rain will taper off before midnight. Expect another chilly morning with temperatures in the upper 30s and lower 40s. SUNDAY: A few clouds are possible in the morning, but sunshine will dominate most of the day with high temperatures in the low 60s. Get out and enjoy it while you can, big changes are
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SATURDAY: Slow moving rain showers associated with post tropical cyclone Olga are going to stick with us throughout our Saturday with those who live east of 63 getting the most rain. It will also be a bit cool outside making it the perfect weather to stay inside and watch a movie. Highs in the upper
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and chilly, lows in the low 40s. SATURDAY: Rain likely. Highs in the upper 40s to around 50. EXTENDED: Sunday is dry as low pressure tracks to our northeast Saturday night. Temperatures warm up in response to southwest winds, bringing us up into the low 60s with sunshine. This is likely our
Continue Reading FRIDAY: Showers will be on the decrease heading into this morning. We should start to dry out, area-wide, by midday and that should carry us into this evening. Afternoon highs only make it into the low 50s with stubborn cloud cover holding us back. TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies stick around and lows fall to near
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After a brief warm up this weekend, Mid-Missouri and much of the Midwest is in for a massive cool down that will bring temperatures about 15-20 degrees cooler than average to the region. The deep arctic air mass will slide southeast in our direction beginning Monday, bringing afternoon highs down into the lower 50s and
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A mid-Missouri-based utility crew remained in Arkansas Thursday night to help restore the power to hundreds of customers. Three Rivers Electric Cooperative said Wednesday afternoon that four of its workers deployed to Carroll County, Arkansas, after overnight storms on Monday left hundreds in the dark. At last check, Carroll Electric Cooperative, based in Berryville, Arkansas,
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