Columbia’s winter shelter opens as temperatures plummet
People made use of the new, permanent location of Columbia’s Room at the Inn homeless shelter as the temperature plunged overnight Sunday.
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Tracking dry and cold air ahead of a warm up this week
TODAY: Monday is a bright day, with skies clearing behind the steady rain from over the weekend. Temperatures will start in the 20s and 30s, before climbing around 10-15 degrees into the low 40s. TONIGHT: Clear skies remain into the overnight, but clouds may return from the north as soon as sunrise. Depending on how
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Tracking the first hard freeze, bitter mornings into next week
TONIGHT: Rain exiting late with clouds gradually decreasing. Gusty winds and cold with lows in the mid-20s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and cold with highs in the lower 40s. EXTENDED: The coldest air since March moves in over the next couple of nights as a cold front takes rain with it this evening. Clouds gradually exit
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Tracking brutal cold leading to a widespread freeze
TODAY: Sunday will be cloudy and wet again with rain chances picking up into the afternoon. With temperatures stuck in the 30s today some nonimpactful frozen precip may mix in with showers. Rain and clouds head east past sundown. TOMORROW: A Freeze Warning is in effect areawide as temperatures plummet behind the weekend rain. Monday
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Tracking gloomy weather through Sunday and below freezing temps
TONIGHT: I’m tracking rain chances continuing throughout the rest of the night and temperatures falling back down into the high 30s. Chariton county will be in a freeze warning tonight, so protect any tender plants from cold and take the proper precautions to prevent freezing/bursting pipes. TOMORROW: I’m tracking cloud cover and more rain chances
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Tracking an early taste of winter in the coming days
TODAY: Conditions will be dreary most of the day with light rain possible mostly south of I-44 and cloud cover areawide. Temperatures will be trapped in the 30s and lower 40s throughout the day. Widespread showers will begin to fill in after sundown. TOMORROW: As rain continues into early Sunday and temperatures drop, a slim
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Insider Blog: Saltwater intrusion slowing along the Mississippi River
Low water levels along the Mississippi River continue to impact southern Louisiana and greater New Orleans as saltwater threatens local water resources. Limited rainfall and extreme drought have reduced the flow of the Mississippi River to historic lows, allowing saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico to move upstream. This “saltwater intrusion” occurs infrequently at the
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Tracking cooler temperatures and more rain chances on the way
TONIGHT: I’m tracking a cold front that’s brought brief and heavy downpours plus much cooler temperatures exiting mid-Missouri. Temperatures continue to plummet into the rest of the night, with high 30s and low 40s expected by the end of the night. TOMORROW: I’m tracking a small “warm-up” with a partly cloudy sky in the morning.
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Tracking a dramatic cooldown to wrap up the week
TODAY: Friday sees a big cooldown as a sharp cold front will drop temperatures below average areawide. While we started out the day in the 60s and 70s, we’ll be dropping into the 40s by dinnertime. TONIGHT: Clouds clear for especially the northern parts of the area, allowing temperatures to plummet to the lower 30s.
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Tracking afternoon air that will have you reaching for a jacket
TODAY: Friday is a sharp cool down for us as a cold front will pass from northwest to southeast through the day. In Columbia will start the morning in the 60s, then a wind shift from the north west around 9 a.m. will drop temperatures into the low 50s by 3 p.m., and into the
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Where does Mid-Missouri’s rain come from?
A large amount of people understand that rainfall is typically tied to fronts and low pressure systems in some way. Where exactly does these low pressure systems come from and how do we get the moisture to drive the precipitation in Mid-Missouri? The majority of the low pressure systems that drives precipitation that makes its
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Tracking a cold front to bring more rain and a big cool down by tomorrow
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a spot shower early. Lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Warm to start with morning temperatures just below 70, but temperatures fall as the cold front slides through into the 50s. Chance of shower and thunderstorms through mid-late afternoon. EXTENDED: Cloudy skies are expected yet again overnight. Lows remain in the
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Tracking scattered showers and storms leading to a weekend cool down
TODAY: Rain becomes a bit more intermittent by the afternoon, with a few rumbles of thunder possible. Generally, most of us will dry out by the late afternoon and evening. Some flashes of sun through the clouds will be possible this afternoon. Today’s our last day of warmth, with highs in the 70s. TONIGHT: Dry
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Tracking the last of the warmth ahead of a strong cold front
TODAY: Showers return this morning, with widespread light showers. Rain becomes a bit more intermittent by the afternoon, with a few rumbles of thunder possible. Generally, most of us will dry out by the late afternoon and evening. Some flashes of sun through the clouds will be possible this afternoon. Today’s our last day of
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A look into the timescale of the remnants of Otis
In a matter of 24 hours, a tropical storm grew to become a Category 5 hurricane. This would add extreme damage to Acapulco Mexico as damaging winds, storm surge, and flooding would devastate the area. Tuesday morning the 24th saw an approaching tropical storm rapidly approaching form the Eastern Pacific. Just before 1 PM Tuesday
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Tracking another round of showers through Thursday morning
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and windy with showers picking back up. Lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Rain early, becoming isolated during the day. Breezy with highs in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: Count on a wet morning commute Thursday with showers continuing through midday before exiting to the east/northeast. Thursday is breezy and warm with wind
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Tracking scattered afternoon showers
Today: Afternoon highs reach into the mid-70s with light scattered showers. Winds remain out of the southwest at 8-12 mph. Tonight: Scattered showers remain throughout all of Mid-Missouri overnight with lows cooling into the lower 60s. Extended: Showers and storms remain throughout Central Missouri lasting throughout the weekend before drying into next week with rainfall
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Tracking daily rain chances through the weekend and a frigid start to next week
TODAY: Scattered showers and storms continue this morning, with those in the northwest having the best chance at rain, and those in the southeast, near Maries and Gasconade counties seeing more peeks of sunshine. Expect highs in the low 70s under rainfall, and where we see more sun, expect highs in the upper 70s. TONIGHT:
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The science of ‘Super Fog’
A large 158 car accident occurred just outside of New Orleans, Louisiana, on Tuesday morning, resulting in 27 injured and seven dead. The reasoning behind this crash comes from the presence of super fog. Super fog occurs as smoke participants combine with water vapor found in fog. As these two mix, light is scattered at
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Tracking rain overnight, warm with some dry time on Wednesday
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers. Lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy and breezy with highs in the upper 70s. Isolated to scattered showers and storms possible. EXTENDED: We start to saturate more tonight as the low level jet stream ramps up, bringing more rain farther east into Mid-Missouri. Showers will start
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