After the brutal cold this weekend, areas across Central Missouri are finally starting to experience at least some relief. Even though this relief is taking over, it won’t last long, and there may be additional factors that could push the forecast toward a more frigid outcome than some models suggest. The main culprit will be
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THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny and cold, with temperatures staying below freezing and wind chills in the 20s and teens. Winds from the northwest may be breezy at times, reaching up to 20 mph. TONIGHT: Skies remain mostly clear overnight, with temperatures dropping into the single digits and wind chills falling a few degrees below zero. Winds
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TODAY: Tuesday is notably warmer than Tuesday, with temperatures expected to reach the upper 20s to near 30 by the afternoon. Winds have been from the south overnight, which has warmed the region into the teens, if not the 20s, early, but northwest winds arrive this morning and will keep us mostly out of the
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold with lows near 10 degrees. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the upper 20s. EXTENDED: We’ll stay above zero tonight with lows falling into the upper single digits to around 10 as the coldest air shifts east. As this arctic high presses east on Tuesday, southwest winds will
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THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny and cold with highs in the mid-teens, wind chills in the low single digits. TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold with morning lows in the upper single digits. EXTENDED: Bitter air hangs around today as temperatures only make the mid-teens, but a wind shift to the southwest will keep us above zero overnight
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TODAY: Monday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day, starting with dangerously cold wind chills as low as -20° to -25°. Winds are relaxing through the morning as they shift to the west from the north. A transition to southerly wind happens this afternoon and windspeeds increase to 10-15 mph, warming temperatures. TONIGHT: Wind chills
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The ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday due to dangerous cold, with temperatures expected to drop to the teens and single digits, and wind chills potentially reaching subzero levels.
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TONIGHT: Dangerously cold and clear with lows around 5 degrees below zero. Morning wind chills between -15 and -25. TOMORROW: Bitterly cold in the morning with afternoon sunshine and highs in the mid-teens. EXTENDED: The coldest air of the bitter weekend sets in tonight with arctic high pressure overhead, dropping temperatures below zero for Monday
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TONIGHT: Snow showers becoming heavy at times. New snow accumulation between 4-8″ especially along and south of I-70. Lows falling to around 5 with wind chills around -5. TOMORROW: Snow showers early, tapering off west to east by mid-late afternoon. Highs in the low teens. EXTENDED: Snow showers begin to ramp up as more moisture
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TODAY: Snow has begun in the 3 o’clock hour here in Columbia. Snow will continue on and off through the day and into Sunday. Temperatures will hover in the single digits all day, with wind chills sub-zero all day. Snow will be light Saturday, but we’re cold enough that everything will stick. Snow may let
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TONIGHT: Bitterly cold with lows a few degrees below zero. Wind chills between 10 and 20 degrees below zero. Snow showers begin late, arriving around dawn for areas along Highway 65. TOMORROW: Snow likely, especially in the evening. Highs in the upper single digits with wind chills near zero. EXTENDED: Snow looks to arrive in
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TODAY: I’m tracking temperatures continuing to stay in the single digits throughout the afternoon as winds blow out of the northeast at 10-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. This will lead to wind chills feeling like they are -10 to -20 degrees areawide, which is why an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day
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This afternoon, MoDOT held a joint press conference with partners, including the National Weather Service, about the winter storm that is expected this weekend. The main message from the National Weather Service was that this is going to be a major winter storm with dangerous temperatures, and that staying indoors and off the roads, if
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TODAY: I’m tracking temperatures starting in the single digits this morning as winds blow out of the northeast at 10-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. This will lead to wind chills feeling like they are -10 to -20 degrees areawide, which is why an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day will go into
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TONIGHT: Temperatures will quickly drop below freezing after sunset, with lows reaching the teens. Winds from the north will be strong, blowing at 10 to 15 mph, with gusts up to 25 mph. Wind chills will fall below zero after midnight. TOMORROW: An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day will go into effect early Friday
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TODAY: I’m tracking a mild day as temperatures warm into the upper 30s by the mid-afternoon hours. Clouds will be increasing throughout the day as winds blow out of the north at 5-10 mph. TONIGHT: I’m tracking stronger winds out of the north at 10-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, leading to temperatures
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TODAY: Partly cloudy and mild conditions are expected today. Highs near 40 returns again this afternoon. TONIGHT: Clouds increase ahead of a cold front tonight. Temperatures drop quickly after the dinner hour, falling to single digits Friday morning. EXTENDED: A winter storm moves in over arctic air this weekend. Friday is dry, but cloudy with
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and cooler with lows in the upper teens to around 20. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and mild with highs near 40. EXTENDED: Bitterly cold arctic air moves in from the north by Thursday night as high pressure slides in from the north. Friday morning will be brutally cold with wind chills between -5
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A major winter storm is expected to affect millions of Americans this weekend, bringing dangerous wind chills and heavy snow and ice to a vast swath of the country. Scientists say that conditions causing winter storms like this are becoming less common in a warming climate. Winter is warming faster than any other season for
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THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny and mild, with highs in the low 40s. Winds from the west will be gusty, reaching up to 25 mph at times. TONIGHT: A cold front will move in late tonight, dropping temperatures into the low 20s. Winds switch out of the north, gusting near 30 mph behind the front. EXTENDED: Clouds
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