TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with showers and storms moving in overnight into Sunday morning. A few storms could bring gusty winds. Lows in the upper 60s to around 70. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms. Highs in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: Tonight, we’ll see more cloud coverage through the evening but it will stay
Continue Reading
TODAY: I’m tracking a warm start to the morning as temperatures begin in the low to mid 70s, with sunshine quickly warming up Mid-Missouri after sunrise. By the afternoon, expect a mix of clouds and sunshine as temperatures top out in the mid-90s, potentially feeling closer to 100-105, with winds out of the southwest at
Continue Reading
TONIGHT: Mostly clear and humid with lows in the low to mid-70s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy, hot, and humid with highs in the low to mid-90s. EXTENDED: We don’t cool much overnight with lows in the mid-70s and a heat advisory still in effect for the zone south of the Missouri River until 8:00 Saturday night.
Continue Reading
September is typically a time of plenty across the heartland, but instead, our local fields are drying out at near-record speed. Weeks of relentless late-summer sunshine, near-record temperatures, and high evaporation rates have acted like a giant blow dryer on Mid-Missouri. The result is a rapidly accelerating “flash drought” that is creating immediate, severe challenges
Continue Reading
TODAY: I’m tracking a mostly sunny, hot afternoon for most as temperatures warm into the low 90s, with feels-like temperatures nearing 100-105. During the later afternoon hours, a few isolated storms will be possible, but most will remain quiet as winds blow out of the southwest at 5-10 mph. TONIGHT: I’m tracking mostly quiet conditions
Continue Reading
TODAY: Friday is another hot day, with heat indexes as high as 100 to 105 degrees this afternoon along and south of HWY 24. Bright skies are expected, but some clouds in the north at sunrise will drift south towards I-70 before low clouds bubble up this afternoon south of I-70. This will give many
Continue Reading
TONIGHT: Mostly clear with some patchy fog developing before daybreak. Lows in the lower 70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the mid-90s. Heat index in the low 100s. EXTENDED: Tonight looks warm and muggy again with lows in the lower 70s and highs reaching into the mid-90s again by Friday afternoon. Heat
Continue Reading
Missouri’s late-summer heat and dry conditions are stressing trees across the state, but the timing could have been a lot worse. That’s according to Brian Schweiss, a sustainable forestry specialist with MU Extension, who says a late-summer heat wave is better than an early one. “The good news with the warm temperatures and trees, since
Continue Reading
THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny, with highs in the mid-90s. The heat index could reach as high as 104. A pop-up storm is possible near I-44, but most stay dry. TONIGHT: Mostly clear, with warm temperatures in the 80s through sunset. Lows fall to the lower 70s. EXTENDED: A Heat Advisory remains in effect through Saturday evening
Continue Reading
TODAY: Thursday is another hot one, as the National Weather Service has expanded and extended the Heat Advisory in both space and time. The advisory now includes Boone, Callaway, and Montgomery counties through Friday, while areas to the south are covered through Saturday. We expect daily heat indexes in these areas to range from 100
Continue Reading
TONIGHT: Mostly clear and warm with lows in the lower 70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny, hot, and humid with highs in the lower 90s. Heat index between 100-103. EXTENDED: Storms along the I-44 corridor will continue to weaken as we lose daytime heating, but may return by peak heating of Thursday in the same area. We’ll
Continue Reading
We have been tracking a developing El Niño pattern for months, but the latest data from the Climate Prediction Center shows this system has shifted into a completely different gear. As of this week, ocean temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific are officially spiking past the 3.0 degrees Celsius (over 5 degrees Fahrenheit) above-average mark.
Continue Reading
THIS AFTERNOON: Dangerously hot and muggy, with a heat index up to 100 degrees along and south of I-70. Spotty thunderstorms may develop by mid to late afternoon, bringing isolated downpours. TONIGHT: Storms die down into the evening, and temperatures remain warm in the 80s through sunset. Lows fall to the mid-70s. EXTENDED: Our summer-like
Continue Reading
TODAY: Wednesday starts with a chance for showers and thunderstorms, mostly north of I-70. Temperatures will start in the 60s and 70s before climbing to near 90. Heat indexes are likely to reach 100-105 south of I-70, where a Heat Advisory is in effect. Much of the day will be dry, if not the entire
Continue Reading
TONIGHT: Scattered storms, some with gusty winds and lightning. Lows in the upper 60s to around 70. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy early with showers and storms along and north of Highway 24. Gradual clearing with highs in the low 90s. Heat index between 100-103. EXTENDED: More storms are expected to form along a cold front to
Continue Reading
THIS AFTERNOON: Dangerously hot and humid, with a heat index between 100 and 105 degrees. Spotty storms may develop by the evening, bringing heavy downpours and possible strong winds. TONIGHT: Rain chances continue to the north overnight in places like Brunswick, Macon, Paris, and perhaps Moberly. Lows remain warm in the lower 70s with partly
Continue Reading
TONIGHT: Mostly clear and warm with lows in the low to mid-70s. TOMORROW: Hot and humid, scattered storms late in the day. Highs in the lower 90s. EXTENDED: Winds begin shifting tonight to the south, gusting up to 20 mph and keeping lows in the lower to mid-70s on the south side of a front
Continue Reading
THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny and increasingly hot, with highs in the low 90s and a heat index in the upper 90s. A Heat Advisory has been issued across the Lake of the Ozarks and I-44 areas for the worst heat up to 100 degrees. TONIGHT: Heat lingers through the evening, with temperatures in the 80s
Continue Reading THIS MORNING: Cool and partly cloudy, with temperatures starting out in the upper 60s. Clearing skies will allow conditions to warm quickly into the late morning. TODAY: Highs climb to the upper 80s to around 90, with enough humidity to push the heat index near 100 degrees. Winds from the southwest will be strong at
Continue Reading
TONIGHT: Slight chance for pop-up showers this evening, though most will look to stay dry after a comfortable afternoon. Lows in the mid 60s. TOMORROW: Temps begin to climb once again tomorrow afternoon, approaching the mid to upper 80s. A chance for some lingering showers to our north is possible in the morning, but we’ll
Continue Reading