You may hear meteorologists in the winter time to stay aware of icy bridges or overpasses, or even road signs that say “Bridges Ice Before Roads”… It may have you wondering why bridges ice up so much faster. First off, we need to know that soil/ground stores heat much very efficiently. Because of that, even
Continue ReadingMajor changes are settling in with an arctic air mass settling into Mid-Missouri this week, bringing cold temperatures and chances for rain and snow. VIDEO: Tuesday morning update WEDNESDAY MORNING: We’re tracking ongoing rain across the viewing area, but for the most part is a cold rain, with most of the viewing area above freezing.
Continue ReadingYou may hear meteorologists in the winter time to stay aware of icy bridges or overpasses, or even road signs that say “Bridges Ice Before Roads”… It may have you wondering why bridges ice up so much faster. First off, we need to know that soil/ground stores heat much very efficiently. Because of that, even
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You may have heard the term Polar Vortex thrown around in national media stories before, especially during cold outbreaks. While the term may seem scary it’s a very real phenomenon that always exists in our atmosphere… and typically isn’t something we need to worry about The Polar Vortex is defined as the spinning mass of
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Major changes are on the way with an arctic air mass settling into Mid-Missouri this week, bringing cold temperatures and chances for rain and snow. A cold front has pushed south across the area Monday, with cold air filtering in through this evening. Rain moves in late tonight as another wave of energy tracks into
Continue ReadingYou may have heard the term Polar Vortex thrown around in national media stories before, especially during cold outbreaks. While the term may seem scary it’s a very real phenomenon that always exists in our atmosphere… and typically isn’t something we need to worry about The Polar Vortex is defined as the spinning mass of
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After a brief warm up this weekend, Mid-Missouri and much of the Midwest is in for a massive cool down that will bring temperatures about 15-20 degrees cooler than average to the region. The deep arctic air mass will slide southeast in our direction beginning Monday, bringing afternoon highs down into the lower 50s and
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We first told you about next week’s cold snap in our StormTrack Insider Blog— morning and early afternoon weather data for next week is still well on track. There are some “arguments” between different weather models, some think the cold will arrive as early as Monday and Tuesday, while some back load the cold towards
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You’ve probably heard the old saying, if you don’t like the weather in Missouri now, just wait five minutes. This October has been all about temperature swings with the start of the month seeing 90s, with frosty temps in the 30s last week. However, a stronger push of cold, winter-like air looks like it will
Continue ReadingFrom May to October, severe generally tends to wane across the United States. However, when you look at tornado data between 1950-2011, November sees a brief spike in tornadic activity during this time. Why is that? Well, during the spring and summer, we see a lot more sunshine, which means we have much warmer and
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On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center released their Winter 2019-2020 outlook for the United States. Two key features come to play for mid-Missouri in their report. They expect temperatures throughout the 3-month period to settle out near normal. This doesn’t imply that it will be warm necessarily, but that there
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Mid-Missourians may remember the vibrant colors changes that trees underwent last year. Our dry summer, followed by the relatively mild transition to fall help bolster a beautiful sight across the state as trees began to prepare for (what ended up being) a long winter ahead. We’re already back to that time of year when trees
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Yes. You read that right. On October 5th, the radar at the National Weather Service Office in Norman, Oklahoma detected a swarm of butterflies being pushed along by a strong fall cold front. What looked like a thin line of storms were actually thousands of Monarch butterflies being driven southward (as well as hundreds of
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Some parts of mid-Missouri woke up to a thick layer of fog this morning, while some saw clear blue skies to start the day. Why was that? Well, for starters, we need to have an understanding as to why fog forms… and it’s many differing types. In general when we forecast fog, we look at
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A potent fall weather system is upon us as we wrap up the work week in Mid-Missouri. Snow has been falling across the Rockies and central Plains, and that cool air will move into our area by Friday. Showers and thunderstorms have been ongoing across central Missouri since early Thursday morning, bringing between 1-3″ of
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After the hottest September on record, Mid-Missouri is gearing up for potentially the first frost and/or freeze of the season this weekend. The weather pattern remains quiet until Thursday, as a strong low pressure system dives south across the Rockies. This will bring an associated cold front to the area Thursday into Friday, triggering thunderstorms
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September saw twenty-nine days of at or above average temperatures with the lone below average reading on the first day of the month. This month also featured ten 90+ days which is tied for 8th most ever for the month. While daily high temperatures over-performed, it was the muggy overnight lows that rarely fell out
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