Weather
Tracking hazy skies and late week rain
TODAY: Sunny skies remain in the forecast today, but you may notice a haze from wildfire smoke. Fortunately this should not impact our air quality at the surface. Temperatures return to the mid-80s thanks to more south wind today. TONIGHT: Temperatures remain in the 60s and 50s overnight, with clear skies. EXTENDED: Wednesday is warmer,
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CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Mary Gilbert, Robert Shackelford and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Francine has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph and is forecast to keep strengthening ahead of landfall along the Louisiana coast Wednesday. Francine was about 295 miles from Morgan City, Louisiana, Tuesday evening, according to the National Hurricane
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Tracking a warm up ahead of cloud and shower chances from Francine
TODAY: Sunny skies remain in the forecast today, but you may notice a haze from wildfire smoke. Fortunately this should not impact our air quality at the surface. Temperatures return to the mid-80s thanks to more south wind today. TONIGHT: Temperatures remain in the 60s and 50s overnight, with clear skies. EXTENDED: Wednesday is warmer,
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Tracking Tropical Storm Francine
Tropical Storm Francine continues to surge just southeast of Texas growing in strength as the winds are now sustained at 60 mph. This storm is eventually predicted to travel northeast towards the coast of Louisiana. This slow moving storm will continue to feed off of the warm Gulf Coast waters giving energy into the storm.
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Tracking a warmer week with late week tropical rain chances
TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cool with lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and slightly warmer with highs in the low to mid-80s. EXTENDED: Â It will be a nice end to Monday with clear skies overnight and our last cool night of the week as lows fall into the lower 50s
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Tracking a sunny afternoon with warmer temperatures by mid-week
TODAY: Monday is a sunny day, but somewhat hazy skies will be present thanks to wildfire smoke in our skies. This may have a very small cooling impact but highs still reach the upper 70s and low 80s this afternoon. TONIGHT: Skies stay clear, and winds remain light. Temperatures will once again fall into the
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Tracking a warm up and a small chance at rain late week
TODAY: Monday is a sunny day, but somewhat hazy skies will be present thanks to wildfire smoke in our skies. This may have a very small cooling impact but highs still reach the upper 70s and low 80s this afternoon. TONIGHT: Skies stay clear, and winds remain light. Temperatures will once again fall into the
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Tracking a gradual warmup trend throughout the week
TONIGHT: I’m tracking another calm and cool evening with temperatures dropping into the high 40s by the end of the night. Winds will be out of the south at 4-8 mph and sky conditions will be clear. TOMORROW: I’m tracking a slightly warmer day tomorrow with the help of southerly winds at 5-8 mph and
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Monday’s UV Index and Pollen Tracker
Monday will have a UV Index of 7, meaning it will only take 30 minutes to receive a sunburn without proper protection. Pollen levels will be high to very high throughout next week.
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Tracking another cooler fall day
TODAY: Sunshine continues all day without a cloud in the sky. Highs remain mild in the mid-70s. TOMORROW: Monday starts chilly in the upper 40s but temperatures will warm all the way to 80 degrees in the afternoon. EXTENDED: Southerly winds boost temperatures a few degrees above average early week to the mid and upper
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Tracking sunshine and seasonably average temperatures
TONIGHT: I’m tracking a great evening for Mizzou football with temperatures in the high 60s by kickoff at 6:00 PM. Temperatures by the end of the night will fall into the high 40s with northerly winds at 5-10 mph helping in the cooldown process. TOMORROW: I’m tracking more sunshine throughout the day and temperatures once
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Sunday’s UV Index and Pollen Tracker
Tomorrow will have a UV Index of 7, meaning it will take 30 minutes to receive a sunburn without proper protection. Pollen levels will be high to very high throughout the start of next week.
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Tracking fantastic football weather
TODAY: Crisp morning in the 40s but we warm back to low 70s with constant sunshine. Winds out of the north will add a chill with gusts up to 20 mph. TOMORROW: Sunday is a few degrees warmer overall as sunshine continues. Highs stick to the mid to lower 70s. EXTENDED: Winds switch out of
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Fall allergens out in full swing
After a fairly wet summer conditions have gradually dried up into the early fall. This is a perfect recipe for fall allergens as rain kept plants and weeds alive during the hot months and now drier weather allows pollen to spread. The pollen count remains high or very high for the foreseeable forecast in mid-MO.
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Tracking a cool night with plenty of sunshine throughout next week
TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool towards the 50 degree mark with some areas north of Columbia reaching into the upper 40s. Skies remain clear with winds out of the north at 8-12 mph. TOMORROW: Saturday begins chilly into the morning hours, but looks to warm into the early 70s as skies remain sunny overhead. Winds remain
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Tracking a cool fall weekend ahead
TODAY: Friday is cooler and feeling like fall with highs in the 70s. Skies will be mostly clear this afternoon. TONIGHT: Without clouds overnight temperatures drop all the way to the lower 50s, possibly upper 40s in some spots. EXTENDED: The weekend looks fantastic with chilly mornings in the 40s and highs reaching the lower
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Tracking a cool and quiet weekend
TODAY: Friday is a cooler day, feeling more like fall after a cold front passage overnight. Some spotty showers will linger into the early morning, but likely dry up by 9 a.m. Clouds will clear by the afternoon, leaving us sunny with a high in the 70s. TONIGHT: Skies stay clear, and a light breeze
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Fall severe weather season arrives
Although things are looking quiet going into the next week for weather conditions, thats not always the case for Mid-Missouri going into the months of September and October. A secondary severe weather season can occur due to the changing of the seasons. April and May have the highest average of tornadoes seen over the past
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