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Tracking a wild end to the week with severe weather and frost possible before more “chamber of commerce” weather next week

TODAY: Thursday is mostly sunny and dry. Isolated storms are possible south of I-70 from Jefferson City to Rolla, and possibly the Lake of the Ozarks this afternoon, but no severe weather is expected. Highs are forecast in the low-80s. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall into the 70s around sunset, and to near 60 by sunrise. EXTENDED:

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Tracking warmer air and more rain chances

TODAY: Wednesday is a notably warmer day, with sunshine and 70s forecast. Winds are from the south and breezy, sustained near 20 mph and gusting to 30+ mph at times. With low relative humidity late this morning and through the afternoon, burning may be dangerous and is discouraged. TONIGHT: Temperatures remain warm tonight with south

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Rainfall totals up to 1-2 inches so far this week for some, with more to come

Rainfall on Tuesday marked the beginning of an active weather pattern for mid-Missouri. Since its onset Tuesday morning, rain totals have steadily risen through several rounds of showers and storms that have already passed. Radar estimated rain total maps illustrate streaking patterns of localized higher amounts, with one notably stretching from Warsaw through Versailles, California,

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Warming winters are changing hardiness zones, but warming summers may have a bigger impact on your planting decisions this spring

It already smells like spring in the greenhouse at CMSE’s giving gardens. Their greenhouse is one way the organization provides meaningful employment to individuals with disabilities, but it’s also where those employees have already prepared perennials to go in the ground across Mid-Missouri later this spring.  “A perennial is basically a plant that has a

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