BLOG: The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the potential of severe storms tonight. Storms have begun to form, and there is a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 1 a.m. for our southern counties. These will continue to move east and gradually south throughout the rest of the
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking increasing strong to severe storm potential to the south of Highway 50 after 5 pm. This is why an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day has been issued from 5 pm tonight to 6 am tomorrow morning. Large hail and damaging winds will be the main concern throughout the evening hours, although
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After rainfall and cloud cover exit the region in the morning, a mostly sunny afternoon is expected throughout mid-MO. This means a UV Index of 9 is expected, and indicates that it will only take 20 minutes to receive a sunburn without proper protection. Pollen levels will be medium for the next couple of days.
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TODAY: Showers from passing thunderstorms linger early this morning, but generally drier time ensues by 9 a.m. Then, spotty showers will be possible through the rest of the morning and early afternoon. By late afternoon, we’re tracking a better chance for thunderstorms. We’ll be warm and humid with temperatures in the mid-80s feeling more like
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Saturday sees a UV index level 3 with scattered showers and storms.
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the mid-60s as showers and storms roll through during the late overnight hours closer to 2 AM. Isolated strong winds and hail remain the primary threats with moderate downpours. TOMORROW: Saturday morning continues to see showers and storms passing through with a little bit of dry time throughout the late
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With a heat dome taking full force over the west, some areas are seeing more impacts than others. This is because of something known as the “Urban Heat Island Effect.” Urban Heat Islands are metropolitan places that are hotter than their outlying areas, and the impacts are most felt during summer months. This is because
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TODAY: I’m tracking a mostly sunny afternoon with temperatures reaching into the upper 80s. Clouds will increase throughout the later afternoon and evening as a decaying storm system approaches from the west. These storms will have a low severe threat, with wind gusts up to 60 mph and hail stones up to 1″ in diameter
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TODAY: Sunshine and and west to southwest winds will have us warmer today, in the upper 80s. TONIGHT: Clouds increase this evening, ahead of showers and storms. Some showers and weak thunderstorms may develop as soon as 6-7 p.m. in the west. This moves in on the nose of some strong low level winds that
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and comfortable with lows in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and warm with highs in the mid-80s. Storms roll in from the north after sunset. EXTENDED: Low humidity continues through Friday with westerly winds, but it will be a warm afternoon as highs get up into the mid-80s thanks to a
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Mid-Missouri has seen sunny skies and near average temperatures the past 24 hours caused by a overhead high pressure. The same can not be said for portions of the southwestern United States as dangerous heat as taken a hold. Things look quiet thanks to a high pressure system keeping moisture away from the region as
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The UV index will be high yet again on Friday with lots of sunshine in the forecast. Tree and grass pollens will be high Friday and again by the end of the week.
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TODAY: Skies are mostly sunny, with a high in the low 80s. We’ll have low humidity with a light breeze from the northwest for much of the day. TONIGHT: Skies are clear overnight, and winds calm with high pressure overhead. Temperatures fall into the 50s overnight. EXTENDED: Friday starts crisp with low humidity and temperatures
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TODAY: Skies are mostly sunny, with a high in the low 80s. We’ll have low humidity with a light breeze from the northwest for much of the day. TONIGHT: Skies are clear overnight, and winds calm with high pressure overhead. Temperatures fall into the 50s overnight. EXTENDED: Friday starts crisp with low humidity and temperatures
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The UV index will be the highest of the year so far on Thursday as high pressure will keep us very bright. Pollen levels continue to ramp up with grass and tree pollens as the primary allergens.
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With it being early June, whitetail deer might not be on many hunters minds. But the scouting for trophy bucks with big racks starts for some in portions of summer. To find out what drives the growth of deer antlers, we talked to Jason Isabelle of the Missouri Department of Conservation. There are three main factors
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with lows in the low 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and comfortable with highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: Low humidity and quiet weather continues through Friday after a cold front moved through last night. I’ll be tracking a disturbance that rolls through late Friday night into Saturday, bringing a chance for showers
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Even in a record-breaking stretch of heat, the periodical cicada broods emerged right on time in late spring and early summer in Mid-MO. But more changes to the climate in the future could also mean more changes to cicadas and their behavior. Cicada emergence is directly tied to the temperature and climate of their location.
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TODAY: Afternoon highs rise into the lower 80s with mostly sunny skies. The humidity looks to continue to push out of the region thanks to winds out of the northwest. TONIGHT: We’ll stay mostly dry tonight, and mostly clear, but another very weak cold front will bring a chance for a few very light showers
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TODAY: Rain comes to an end in mid-Missouri for the most part by around sunrise, with a few spotty showers in the east near Montgomery city through 9 a.m. Clouds will clear with the rain, making for a partly cloudy morning, and sunny afternoon. Temperatures climb into the low 80s, with a notable drop in
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