TONIGHT: Mostly clear and muggy with lows near 70. INDEPENDENCE DAY: Mostly sunny, hot, and humid with highs in the lower 90s. Heat index reaching the mid-upper 90s. EXTENDED: High pressure continues to hold across the region with temperatures reaching to the low 90s by Friday afternoon, with a heat index in the upper 90s.
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It’s a sound most of Missouri is all too familiar with – the constant chirping of crickets. Some find it a nuisance, others find it peaceful. Did you know that a cricket’s chirping could also come in handy? Tonight, by using a simple formula, you could calculate the temperature outside just through the song of
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Summer is heating up, and not just when you’d think. As daytime temperatures continue to warm with climate change, nights are getting even hotter. Nighttime temperatures are warming faster than at any other time, extending the risks of heat through all hours of the day. In Columbia, overnight temperatures have warmed by over 3 degrees
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TODAY: We’re blessed with more sunshine today as temperatures look to remain around the mid to upper 80s. Humidity will begin to climb thanks to a southerly wind bringing more moisture and heat to our area. TONIGHT: Tonight will be similar to last, minus the addition of a few more clouds rolling into the region.
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TODAY: Thursday is sunny and warm, with a south breeze around 5-10 mph. This will gradually lift dew points today and into the weekend as south flow continues. We’ll feel like low 90s with a true temperature in the upper 80s. TONIGHT: Skies stay clear, and winds light, overnight. Lows fall to near 70. EXTENDED:
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the upper 60s with mostly clear skies. TOMORROW: Patchy fog remains possible during the early morning hours. Skies remain mostly sunny throughout the day with his into the upper 80s. EXTENDED: Friday welcomes mostly sunny skies to enjoy the outdoors for the 4th of July. Highs peak into the lower
Continue Reading TODAY: The sunshine looks to stick around for most of our Wednesday. Temperatures remain fairly comfortable, reaching the upper 80s by this afternoon. The humidity stays away for now, allowing the heat index to remain more relaxed. TONIGHT: A light wind from the south may help to increase the amount of humidity we see over
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THIS MORNING: Fog is possible near waterways and in low-lying areas, though this burns away quickly by early morning. Temperatures start in the mid-60s and warm to the upper 70s before noon. TODAY: Highs climb to the mid-to-upper 80s with lower humidity keeping the heat index in check. EXTENDED: High pressure holds overhead for the
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with river valley fog developing by daybreak. Lows in the mid-60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and warm with low humidity and highs in the mid-80s. EXTENDED: High pressure holds overhead for the next several days, but eventually begins to work to the east/southeast by late in the week, allowing winds to shift back
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Every year, Missourians race to nearby firework business to purchase droves of fun surprises. Some large, some small. Either way, all fireworks use the same science to achieve the different color effects. Different elements are added to each firework. These different elements are the primary catalyst for the different colors of fire seen as they
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TODAY: Tuesday is noticeably cooler and less humid. Dew points in the 60s will fall to low 60s and upper 50s by this afternoon. This and a high in the mid-80s will have us feeling like mid-80s. Skies are sunny with a high UV index. Winds are light and from the north. TONIGHT: Skies are
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TODAY: Tuesday is noticeably cooler and less humid. We have clearing skies with temperatures in the 60s this morning. Dew points in the 60s will fall to low 60s and upper 50s by this afternoon. This and a high in the mid-80s will have us feeling like mid-80s. Skies are sunny with a high UV
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered storms diminishing late. Lows in the mid-60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and comfortable with lower humidity and highs in the low to mid-80s. EXTENDED: A slowly advancing cold front has started to trigger storms across northwest Missouri and will continue to develop storms farther east across Mid-Missouri tonight. Some storms could
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TODAY: Highs warm into the 80s, but chances for rain return in the afternoon via scattered thunderstorms. Our severe threat is low, but some storms may be capable of gusty winds. Rain likely keeps highs in the 80s. TONIGHT: Skies remain at least partly cloudy overnight, but we’ll gradually clear Tuesday morning. A clearing cold
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TODAY: Monday will start dry for most, but clouds are present and temperatures are in the 70s. With partly cloudy skies through the morning, we’ll have some sunshine, and a chance to warm into the 80s, but chances for rain return in the afternoon via scattered thunderstorms. Our severe threat is low, but some storms
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TONIGHT: Scattered storms late, mostly cloudy. A few storms could produce heavy rain and gusty winds. Lows near 70. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with scattered storms. Highs in the mid-upper 80s with a heat index in the low 90s. EXTENDED: A cluster of strong thunderstorms is pressing through southwest Missouri this afternoon, allowing our area to
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TODAY: Scattered storms will develop across much of the area in the morning and early afternoon, but dry conditions are expected late in the day. This break allows temperatures to rise into the mid-80s, with the heat index reaching into the low 90s. TONIGHT: Another round of storms will develop after midnight and may produce
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking showers and storms falling apart by sundown, leaving most of mid-MO with a quiet night. Temperatures will drop into the low 70s by the end of the night as winds blow out of the southwest at 7-10 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking isolated showers and storms becoming possible by 7-9 am, with a
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TODAY: Partly sunny with isolated showers and storms developing in the afternoon. Highs climb to the upper 80s if not 90s, with the heat index rising a few degrees further. TOMORROW: More scattered to widespread storms are possible early Sunday, and rain may linger into the afternoon for some. Highs remain in the upper 80s
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TONIGHT: Showers and storms remain spotty throughout the evening and overnight hours. Moderate brief downpours and lightning remain the primary threats. Lows cool to the lower 70s. TOMORROW: Saturday welcomes more spotty chances of showers and storms with highs into the upper 80s. There will still be plenty of sunshine in between storms chances so
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