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Sawyer Jackson

Sawyer Jackson, who has completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s in Atmospheric Science at the University of Missouri – Columbia, joined ABC 17 News as a Meteorologist in October 2022.

Hold the frost: why Mid-Missouri’s first freeze could be delayed

As October arrives, cooler mornings and changing foliage usually signal that autumn is settling in across Mid-Missouri. For gardeners, farmers, and anyone with sensitive outdoor plants, the calendar turning often raises an urgent question: how much longer do our green spaces have before the season’s first damaging frost? Climatologically speaking, the window is rapidly approaching.

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