As we head deeper into October, some of the usual hallmarks of fall are missing so far this season. Mid-Missourians have been sipping pumpkin spice and heading to pumpkin patches while temperatures remain above average and summer-like. Warmer fall days have staved off any chances of seeing frost yet, and we’re about to be behind
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TODAY: Rain chances return Friday, with scattered showers and storms from morning to mid-afternoon. We look dry for Friday night football. High temperatures may only reach upper 60s to low 70s this afternoon, with rain forecast. General rain expectations are for trace amounts up to a quarter of an inch at most. TONIGHT: We’re dry
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and not as cool with lows in the lower 50s. TOMORROW: Scattered showers and a few storms through early afternoon. Highs ranging from the low to mid-70s. EXTENDED: Clouds increase slowly tonight ahead of an approaching cold front that will bring a chance for rain and a few storms early Friday through
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The calendar says fall, but the thermostat says otherwise. Temperatures in early October have been near 90 degrees weeks after the end of summer, driving an increase in demand for cooling. This growing need for cooling has been seen for decades. In Columbia, the number of cooling degree days has increased by almost 20% in
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TODAY: Mostly sunny and mild, with highs in the low to mid 70s. TONIGHT: Cool and mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s, possibly upper 40s. EXTENDED: Rain returns tomorrow morning as we wake up to spotty showers and storms early on Friday. These showers will continue through at least noon, lingering in southern
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TODAY: Thursday is another bright and mild day with highs maxing out in the low-to-mid 70s under mostly sunny skies. TONIGHT: Some clouds return overnight, keeping temperatures slightly warmer than they’ve been the past few mornings, but still likely in the 50s. It’ll be a cool evening Thursday and a chilly start Friday. EXTENDED: Winds
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly with lows in the lower 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and cool with highs in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: With high pressure in control, we’ll continue to see clearing overnight with lows dropping into the low 40s. We may have some spots in low lying areas dip to the upper 30s
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If you turned on your car this morning, you may have noticed a low tire pressure warning pop up on your dashboard. Don’t worry, because this sudden change in tire pressure could just be due to the colder air that was seen this morning. Temperatures were measured in the mid 40s this morning, which is
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TODAY: I’m tracking temperatures warming into the low 70s by the afternoon hours with plenty of sunshine as winds blow out of the north at 8-12 mph. After sunset, temperatures will cool back off, making it into the mid 40s by the overnight hours. TOMORROW: I’m tracking temperatures once again warming into the low 70s
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TODAY: Wednesday is a shining example of what early to mid-October should typically feel like. We’ll have bright skies, and a high near 70 after starting in the 40s. Some start in the upper 30s this morning, but most will make it into the low 70s. Winds are light from the northeast. TONIGHT: Overnight, temperatures
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly with lows in the upper 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and nice with highs in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: Clouds are gradually starting to clear, allowing parts of the area (north) to rise back up into the upper 60s. We’ll clear out overnight, and with light winds temperatures are expected to
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THIS AFTERNOON: Clouds gradually clear out with highs in the upper 60s south of I-70, warming to near 70 farther north. TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly with lows in the mid-upper 40s. EXTENDED: Clouds hang on as a cold front presses into the Ohio Valley this afternoon, with gradual clearing by late afternoon. Those that
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TODAY: Tuesday is cool and cloudy for most of the day. A cold front actively working through the region this morning, will bring a chance for showers and thunderstorms, but in spotty to scattered fashion at most. Many will remain dry this morning, but a chance for rain lingers along the front until it passes.
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The National Weather Service on Monday released a new report confirming the first EF-5 tornado since May 2013. The tornado, initially rated an EF-3, hit near Enderlin, North Dakota on June 20, killing three people and derailing a train in the process. The tornado was on the ground for around 20 minutes and was about
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TONIGHT: Chance of a few storms with increasing clouds. Lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with a spot shower or storm. Highs near or just under 70 degrees. EXTENDED: A slow moving cold front is approaching from the northwest, triggering a few showers and storms across northwest Missouri this evening. We’ll see a
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TODAY: I’m tracking very isolated showers becoming possible through the later afternoon and evening hours as temperatures warm into the mid 80s. Isolated showers will continue to be possible through the overnight hours as temperatures drop into the low 60s. TOMORROW: I’m tracking isolated showers leaving the area by the early afternoon hours as temperatures
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TODAY: Monday is yet another well warmer than average day. At a forecast of 85, we’re close to 15 degrees warmer than normal today. That all changes with a cold front arriving tonight. We’ll likely stay dry in most locations, but as mid-Missouri is sandwiched between a cold front to the northwest and isolated afternoon
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cool with lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with late day clouds and a few storms by evening. Highs in the mid-upper 80s. EXTENDED: We’ll see yet another well above average day with temperatures about 15 degrees above normal to start our the work week. A disturbance ahead of
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TODAY: Sunny and warm with afternoon temperatures in the mid-80s. Winds from the south will be gusty at times, reaching up to 20 mph. TOMORROW: Increasing clouds, with highs in the mid-80s. Rain chances are possible in the afternoon, especially in southeast Missouri, where scattered showers and storms are expected to develop. EXTENDED: Rain chances
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking quiet and clear conditions as temperatures drop into the low 60s by the end of the night and winds blow out of the south at 5-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking a warm and sunny day as temperatures warm into the mid 80s by the afternoon hours.
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