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Continue ReadingTONIGHT: Partly cloudy and breezy early with lows falling into the low 30s. A hard freeze is possible for areas north of Highway 24 and along Highway 65. TOMORROW: Decreasing clouds with temperatures rising into the low 50s. EXTENDED: Clouds return overnight into Sunday, keeping temperatures in the upper 30s to around 40 by Sunday
Continue ReadingFRIDAY: Showers and storms will move through this morning. Nothing strong or severe is expected, but a few rumbles of thunder will greet some of us out the door. These storms will slide southeast of the area toward midday. Temperatures will fall back into the 40’s, where they’ll stay even into this afternoon with a
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: Increasing clouds and mild early. Lows in the mid-40s by tomorrow morning. Storm chances increase after midnight with heavy rain at times. TOMORROW: Showers and thunderstorms in the morning followed by a chilly northwest breeze. Highs in the mid-upper 40s. EXTENDED: As the front clears out of Mid-Missouri, temperatures rapidly drop Friday night into
Continue ReadingToday’s near-record heat The official high at Columbia Regional Airport was 84º. This was just shy of the record of 88º set back in 1899. Most of our feels like temperatures were pretty close to this today, though. Hot and steamy weather took off today with a warm front pushing off to the north. The
Continue ReadingTHIS AFTERNOON: Summer making a cameo appearance this afternoon. Impressive warmth and humidity for late October! Expect that warmth to continue through the evening, no jacket needed if you’re heading out. We’ll see clear skies. TONIGHT: Cold front quickly approaches from the northwest and will push through after midnight. Expect quickly dropping temperatures and storms
Continue ReadingTHURSDAY: A warm front brought us some fog overnight but that’s on it’s way out this morning. We’ll be left with some much-needed sunshine after a pretty gloomy week so far. Winds will pick up out of the south, with gusts up around 30-35 mph expected. That will push temperatures into the low to mid
Continue ReadingThe peak of this meteor shower actually occurred early this morning, but clouds and rainfall kept mid-Missouri from view. Tonight, with clouds expected to lift to the north, we should clear out enough to see this celestial phenomenon. The Orionids get their name due to their proximity to the Orion constellation. Up to 10 meteors
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy and cool with temperatures increasing into the upper 50s to around 60 overnight. Showers stay mainly north. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the low to mid-80s. Record high temperatures will be in jeopardy. Wind gusts reach 25 mph from the south/southwest. EXTENDED: A cold front to our
Continue ReadingTHIS AFTERNOON: Spotty showers and a few thunderstorms (which could produce pea-sized hail) continue to lift ENE across mid-Missouri this afternoon. We’re not tracking any severe storms, but locally heavy downpours and lightning are the main threats. TONIGHT: Clouds look to stick around long enough and winds will start to swing out of the south. Both of
Continue ReadingWEDNESDAY: Spotty showers will dot the radar again today. Much like yesterday, they won’t be terribly organized or large, but can bring a quick downpour. The favored area for those will slide north of I-70 this afternoon before exiting the viewing area that direction tonight. With clouds sticking around, temperatures look to top out in
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and chilly with lows in the low 40s. A few showers possible south of Highway 50. Patchy fog developing overnight. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with highs in the lower 60s. A few showers or storms will be possible near a warm front, especially for the northern half
Continue ReadingWe’re still a ways away… Heavy snow fell across Iowa yesterday… and today, more early-season snow across Minnesota. Now, it’s not uncommon these places see flakes fly this early, but to have major accumulations this early is impressive. Some locations broke all-time October records! Minneapolis with record-setting snow today… https://t.co/KarXBeVpQj— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) October
Continue ReadingTHIS AFTERNOON: Drizzle and light rain showers are expected to continue through the afternoon. The heavier rainfall, with embedded thunder will be more likely closer to the I-44 corridor. Temperatures will be variable– in the 50s along and north of I-70 and in the low to mid 60s further to the south. TONIGHT: Our better shot at
Continue ReadingTUESDAY: Rain chances look to move back in later this morning and will be hit-and-miss into the evening. More widespread activity looks to favor the evening, after temperatures top out in the upper 50’s to low 60’s. TONIGHT: Our better shot at picking up some meaningful rain looks to be after sunset, with even a
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Continue ReadingTONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and chilly with lows in the low 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with highs in the upper 50s. Showers and a few thunderstorms move in by late afternoon and last through evening. EXTENDED: The warm front continues to lift north Wednesday into Thursday, with most showers exiting to the
Continue ReadingTHIS AFTERNOON:Â A few showers have popped up south of I-70 but for the most part, the cool, dreary weather is expected to continue the rest of the day. Temperatures will struggle to get out of the 40s. TONIGHT:Â Another cool night is ahead with temperatures holding in the low to mid 40s. EXTENDED:Â This frontal boundary will
Continue ReadingMONDAY: It will be a dreary start to the workweek for many of us. We may see a few pockets of drizzle to light showers throughout the day. The better bet is going to be south of I-70 and toward the afternoon to get wet. Temperatures will struggle to get out of the 40’s this
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: Rainy conditions will continue with light showers being a possibility until early tomorrow morning. Lows will fall into the upper 30s. MONDAY: Chilly and wet conditions will start the workweek as the high temperatures tomorrow struggle to reach into the low 50s. Spot showers are yet again a possibility as we get into the afternoon.
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