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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

With the potential of snow in the forecast this weekend, you may have noticed graphics circulating on the internet or weather apps that are producing significant and alarming numbers. This hype often comes with the unrealistic outcomes models produce in the long-range forecast. These long-range models, like the GFS or ECMWF, give a good idea

The strongest solar storm since 2003 may bring the Northern Lights to much of the country again on Monday night. The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a G4 (Severe) Geomagnetic Storm Watch, following a strong solar flare on Sunday. G4 conditions were already observed late Monday, which could bring the auroras down to the

If you stepped outside this morning in Central Missouri, you likely felt a sense of relief. With temperatures hovering in the 40s, it hardly feels like the precipice of a sharp turn in our weather pattern that could bring multiple hazards. This sharp change taking place over the next 24-48 hours is all being caused

More natural disasters are impacting Missouri than before, and insurers are struggling to keep up with the rising risks. Last year, Missouri experienced five federal natural disaster declarations, more than any other state. The Show-Me state has seen three times as many billion-dollar disasters in the past five years compared to its long-term average. More

Natural disasters set records in both cost and frequency last year, according to a report from the nonprofit Climate Central. The report states that 2025 was the third busiest year for expensive disasters in the United States, following record-setting years in 2023 and 2024, with 23 separate disasters costing over $1 billion. Far and away,

Central Missouri has been dealing with abnormally warm weather for January, as areas like Columbia are off to the 3rd warmest start on average in recorded history. This is set to change soon, though, as a cold front bringing significantly cooler air is set to pass through the region tonight into Wednesday. With this, not

A spring-like start to the year is also bringing some unwanted fire weather conditions, with a combination of low humidity and high winds expected over the next few days. The main driver of this fire risk is the gusty southwesterly winds that will blow across the state through Tuesday. These winds have caused temperatures in

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The drive to work might be getting bumpier as the prime weather for the formation of potholes is taking over Central Missouri. This is because the weather in January in this region most consistently leads to the freezing of water overnight and thawing of ice throughout the day. During the month of

Thursday featured a typical severe weather setup for any season, especially in winter when less energy is needed for storms. The ingredients for severe weather were all provided by an approaching front and a trough of low pressure ahead of it. These key factors are sometimes called the “SLIM” ingredients. Though it sounds like a

Fresh off one of its top 20 warmest years in history, Columbia and much of Mid-Missouri are once again soaring tens of degrees above average to kick off 2026. High temperatures have repeatedly breached the 60s in recent days, over twenty degrees above the average high of 40 degrees for Columbia in early January. This

Even though we are well into December and almost entering the new year, it hasn’t quite felt like the winter season. Yesterday, Christmas Day, the afternoon high temperature was measured to be 70 degrees at Columbia Regional Airport. That was 4 degrees shy of the record of 74 degrees for the Christmas Day high temperature

An incoming Christmas heat wave would be “virtually impossible” without the effects of a changing climate, according to meteorologists at the nonprofit Climate Central. “Yeah, this probably likely would have been a warmer-than-average Christmas regardless. But the level that we’re at, that’s 30 degrees above average for some of us in Missouri, those temperatures would

As colder weather becomes more frequent as we enter the winter season, ponds and lakes may start to freeze over. There have already been several events in Central Missouri where a body of water has frozen over, but it was not enough to allow for people or animals to safely stand on it. This has