TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the upper 30s with winds out of the northwest at 5-10 mph and gusts up to 15 mph possible. There is a very small chance of an isolated sprinkle or two possible, but a dry lower atmosphere should evaporate most of tis before it reaches the ground. TOMORROW: Wednesday sees
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TODAY: Monday is a wet one, with scattered showers through the morning. Some will catch a brief break from rainfall through the noon to early afternoon hours, but a line of showers and storms will push in from west to east after 5 p.m. This line may pack an isolated wind and tornado threat. They
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the lower 40s as winds remain out of the south/ southwest at 5-10 mph and gusts up to 17 mph. Skies become partly cloudy TOMORROW: Saturday welcomes winds out of the south/ southwest at 8-12 mph and gusts up to 23 mph. Highs rise into the lower 60s with partly
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When we talk about wrap around precipitation on the backside of low pressure system, those can be a little bit different from typical frontal events. What you can typically expect with these systems is going to be focused on the western side of a cold front. Cooler air with this rain, will bring those lighter,
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THIS MORNING: Temperatures remain chilly in the 40s with morning clouds. Winds from the northwest will be gusty up to 20 mph. TODAY: Sunshine returns by the afternoon as highs struggle to reach the mid-50s. EXTENDED: Sunshine continues into the weekend bringing highs back to the 60s. Clouds fill in on Sunday ahead of rain
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The fall firearms turkey season has passed, but there is one last portion of the fall archery season left to stand beginning on November 27th. The majority of hunters who pursue this large game bird typically stick to hunting them in the spring season, but some will try their shot during the fall/ winter season.
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THIS MORNING: Cloudy ahead of rain arriving in western Mid-MO by midmorning. Showers track slowly into central MO into the afternoon. TODAY: Mostly cloudy with rain exiting east this evening. Highs in the mid-50s. EXTENDED: Clouds linger through Thursday but sunshine returns by the afternoon. The end of the week is nice with highs near
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When meteorologists are typically looking at waves, it’s not always on a sandy beach looking into the ocean. It could be looking at atmospheric graphs. When there increased waves on an atmospheric graphs, changing weather can be expected more frequently. The white lines show on the ABC 17 Stormtrack Futuretrack are known as isobars which
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TODAY: Tuesday is mostly sunny to partly cloudy, with a high in the mid-50s amid a southeast breeze around 5-10 mph. TONIGHT: Skies will become increasingly cloudy overnight ahead of another system Wednesday. Temperatures remain in the 40s with a light south breeze overnight. EXTENDED: Scattered showers will work through the area from west to
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Many people have heard their local meteorologist discuss high and low pressure systems on graphics such as the ABC 17 Stormtrack Doppler Radar or the Futuretrack, but what do they actual do and what are their real world impacts? On the ABC 17 Stormtrack Doppler Radar shown above, a high pressure system sits alone towards
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TODAY: Monday is a sunny start to the week, with warmer than average temperatures expected, in the midi-60s. We’ll have northerly winds sustained between 5-10 mph. TONIGHT: Skies remain clear overnight, temperatures fall into the mid-to-low 30s, meaning some may need to scrape frost off the windshield early Tuesday. EXTENDED: Tuesday will likely only return
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows slowly cool into the upper 40s with chances of scattered showers increasing closer to midnight. Winds remain out of the southwest at 5-10 mph and gusts up to 20 mph. TOMORROW: Saturday welcomes showers throughout most of the morning hours before pushing to the east by the late afternoon hours. Winds remain
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It’s officially winter weather preparedness week here in Mid-Missouri, and Thursday’s topic of the day is extreme cold here in Mid-Missouri and how dangerous it can be. Since 1979, there have been 631 deaths from which hypothermia was a factor in Missouri. According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. A person can
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TODAY: Thursday is another seasonably mild day. Some clouds will be present this morning, but plenty of sunshine is expected today. Highs will remain near but just shy of 60 degrees for most, with more sunshine than Wednesday. TONIGHT: Clouds will increase tonight, but temperatures continue to fall into the 30s. EXTENDED: Friday starts partly
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Monday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. Showers this morning, will give way to a chance for storms this evening. Some storms may be capable of hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes if we can get enough energy to fuel these storms. While severe weather is not a guarantee, if storms gain access to enough
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows look to cool back into the lower 40s with partly cloudy skies overnight. Winds remain out of the south at 5-10 mph. TOMORROW: Saturday begins dry with partly cloudy skies and highs into the upper 60s. By the evening hours, showers begin to develop becoming more widespread overnight. Winds remain out of
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TONIGHT: Temperatures cool to at or just below the 50 degree mark by 7 PM tonight for trick-or-treaters. Lows continue to fall eventually bottoming out into the upper 30s tonight as winds continue out of the northwest at 5-10 mph making for a chilly breeze. TOMORROW: Friday sees clearing skies becoming mostly sunny. Winds switch
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The 2024-2025 duck season kicks off November 2nd for the northern and middle zones of Missouri, and many hunters across the state will be eager to make their way in local marshes and rivers. It’s important to pay close attention to duck population counts, as this resource must be protected under conservation practices to ensure
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TODAY: A few spotty storms/ showers remain possible with most o the region seeing highs into the lower 80s with wind gusts out of the southwest at 30-40 mph. TONIGHT: Late tonight, strong to severe storms look to enter the region closer to 11 pm. These showers and storms will push along a cold front
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order on Tuesday that declared a drought alert for the state. This drought alert is in effect until March 31, 2025 as long standing issues could arise. The current drought monitor has shown an increase in extreme drought across southwestern portions of the state while severe
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