In the past, we’ve talked about two of the four main ingredients needed to form storms including instability which is going to be the fuel needed for storms. Another ingredient we’ve also talked about is wind shear, which is going to be the churning motion inside of storms. Wind shear is defined as the change
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TODAY: Monday is a largely dry day here in mid-Missouri, but clouds will increase as a weak disturbance passes through the region. We can’t 100% rule out a sprinkle, but we can say it’s incredibly unlikely. Temperatures remain mild, in the low 60s this afternoon. Winds are light from the west. TONIGHT: The back half
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TONIGHT: Winds will decrease as the night goes on at 10-15 mph with gusts up to 22 mph. Lows cool to the upper 30s with mostly clear skies. TOMORROW: Saturday welcomes a sunny start to the morning but sees increasing clouds as the day goes on. Highs warm into the mid-60s with variable winds at
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Morel mushrooms typically grow in areas with above 50 degrees overnight lows and average rainfall, with peak seasons in mid-April to mid-May, and can be found near the base of dead or rotting trees.
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TODAY: Wednesday is a warm start with temperatures starting the day in the 60s and falling into the 40s by the afternoon. Wind will be a focus of today’s forecast as Wednesday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. These high winds may result in isolated damage, but will yield an areawide fire risk. Get
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TODAY: Monday will be a breezy and dry day. With a red flag warning areawide, burning is discouraged. Temperatures reach low 70s with southwest winds sustained from 10-20 mph and gusting up to 35 mph. We’ll be partly cloudy. TONIGHT: Temperatures stay mild overnight with continued south winds continuing. Lows fall into the 50s Tuesday
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Sunshine and temperatures continue to increase across much of in Missouri, just like what we saw this afternoon. One of many key ingredients in storm formation actually pivots off these two factors known as Cape. This week sees rising temperatures and plenty of sunshine leading up to Friday. This gives way for increased storm chances,
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TODAY: Tuesday is sunny and warm, with highs in the low 70s once again with variable winds. Winds will shift from southerly to northerly for many as a weak cold front moves in. Some along and north of HWY 24 may stick in the 60s this afternoon. TONIGHT: We’ll stay dry with this front, but
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TODAY: Monday is a sunny and warm day. We’ll have sunshine and southwest winds contribute to a high likely in the 70s areawide. Winds will be sustained from the southwest at 10-20 mph, and may gust as high as 30 mph. With low relative humidity and dry fuels, this will create a fire risk. A
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the mid-30s as winds remain out of the north at 8-14 mph. A spotty drizzle remains possible, but most of the region remains dry. TOMORROW: Saturday welcomes more sunshine with highs into the lower to mid-50s. Winds remain out of the northwest at 4-8 mph. EXTENDED: Sunday through Tuesday sees
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The snow Goose Conservation order is in full swing lasting until April 30th. This order was created in 1999 in order to solve a major issue in conservation. Tony Vandermore is the owner and a guide at Habitat Flats located in northwestern Chariton County, “So the spring conservation order was put in place because the
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When we talk about graupel, a lot of people get confused with sleet, but there’s two different processes that are very similar on how each form. When we talk about sleet, we typically see the freezing temperatures that’s going to create snow in the clouds and fall. Then, above freezing portions in the atmosphere will melt the snow into rain and eventually
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It’s no shock that today felt unseasonably warm. Highs across the region shot up into the upper 60s to mid 70s. This led to many people outdoors enjoying the break from cooler temperatures expected to return later this week. Columbia tied its all-time recorded high this afternoon last set back into 2020 at 72 degrees.
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TODAY: Wednesday is warmer thanks to southwest winds around 10-15 mph that may gust as high as 30 mph at times. This will have us feeling like the 20s, despite air temperatures reaching above freezing. Clouds stick around much of the day, with a chance of flurries during the evening. After 4 p.m. we’ll have
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TONIGHT: Saturday night welcomes lows into the upper 20s with scattered flurries. TOMORROW: Sunday welcomes early morning flurry chances with highs into the mid-30s. Skies remain mostly cloudy. EXTENDED: Temperatures drop significantly to start off next week with highs into the lower 20s and lows near the single digits through Tuesday. Another shot of flurries
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It’s no shock that it has been cold in Mid-Missouri throughout the past week with afternoon highs at time barely making it into the upper teens. Overnight wind chills have even dipped into the negatives after the passing of a major winter storm blanking portions of Mid-Missouri with up to 8.5″ of snow. The extreme
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TODAY: Tuesday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day for the bitter cold that settles in today. After starting near zero, highs only reach teens, and we’ll feel like single digits. TONIGHT: Frigid air continues tonight, with clear skies and a low near zero. EXTENDED: We’ll have sunny skies through Thursday morning, with clouds returning. South winds
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the mid-20s with mostly cloudy skies. \ TOMORROW: Thursday welcomes some isolated snow/ rain that moves through the region north of I-70 during the early afternoon hours. Most of this stays rain as temperatures warm, with some light snow closer to Macon possible. No travel impacts expected. EXTENDED: Temperatures drop
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TONIGHT: Lows cool to the lower 20s tonight as winds remain out of the northwest at 4-8 mph. Skies remain partly cloudy. TOMORROW: Saturday sees skies begin to clear mid-morning with highs looking to only top out into the mid-30s by the afternoon hours. Winds remain out of the northwest up to 5 mph. EXTENDED:
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TODAY: Thursday is a warmer day than Wednesday thanks in large part to south winds. We’ll have south to southwest winds around 10-15 mph, gusting 20-30 mph at times. Wind chill will be a factor through the morning, making us feel like 20s and 30s in the wind. We’ll have some sunshine, with partly cloudy
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