As persistent rain has fallen over the last several days and is expected to continue tomorrow, the potential for flash flooding is becoming an increasing concern. A consistent heavy rain brought nearly 1.5″ of accumulation in Columbia yesterday, with Sanborn Field at the University of Missouri reporting 1.39″ of rainfall, and Columbia Regional Airport reporting
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TODAY: I’m tracking some waking up to fog this morning as temperatures begin in the low to mid 60s, but after 9 to 10 a.m., visibility is expected to improve. Cloudier conditions are expected throughout the day, and by the afternoon hours, isolated to scattered showers can be expected as temperatures warm into the low
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TONIGHT: Rain becomes more isolated this evening, though spotty showers persist overnight. Temperatures cool to the low 60s under cloudy skies. TOMORROW: Scattered showers and storms are possible Saturday morning west of Hwy 63, and isolated activity continues through the afternoon. Lots of dry time is still expected, and temperatures will be warm in the
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If you’ve spent any time outdoors in Central Missouri recently, whether that be gardening or taking a walk, you’ve likely noticed a relentless, unwanted guest. Tick season isn’t just in full swing; it is breaking records. Recent surveillance data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveal that weekly emergency room visits for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s “how weather law” will be in effect from June 1-Sept. 30. The Missouri Public Service Commission sent a reminder in a press release on Friday. The law was made to protect residential customers of investor-owned utilities from having electric or natural gas service disconnected because of nonpayment “when electricity or natural
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UPDATE: As of 1:00 p.m., approximately an inch of rain has fallen in Columbia after heavy showers have continued in the city. Sanborn Field on the University of Missouri Campus is reporting 1.02″. The Columbia Regional Airport is reporting 1.28″ Showers from Thursday night through this morning have brought steady light to moderate, if not
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TODAY: I’m tracking scattered showers and rumbles of thunder continuing throughout the rest of the afternoon as temperatures gradually warm into the mid to upper 70s and winds blow out of the southeast at 5-10 mph. Coverage in the best chances of precipitation will slowly fall apart as the sun sets. TONIGHT: I’m tracking slightly
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TODAY: Friday is a better chance for rain across mid-Missouri. Light showers this morning are spreading north slowly. These will likely make it into our northeastern communities, but as they do they will become increasingly weak and sparse, meaning more dry time to the north today, while steady light rain makes for a wetter day
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TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy with lows in the mid-60s. TOMORROW: Scattered showers and storms through early evening with highs in the upper 70s. A few storms may produce locally heavy rainfall. EXTENDED: A few light showers have been moving towards the Lake of the Ozarks and Truman Lake, but the rest of the area
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It is a classic mid-Missouri summer scenario: you are spending a hot afternoon boating on the Lake of the Ozarks or lounging by the community pool when the sky turns dark and a distant rumble echoes across the water. Your first instinct might be to squeeze in just a few more minutes of swimming before
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THIS AFTERNOON: Partly sunny, with highs in the low to mid-80s. Showers are possible across the Lake of the Ozarks, but storms should remain on the other side of Camden County. TONIGHT: Cloudy, with rain slowly spreading north after midnight. Temperatures remain mild in the 60s. EXTENDED: Showers and weak storms are expected south of
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TODAY: Thursday is another dry day for most, with a blanket of clouds over the region. This will have our skies technically mostly cloudy, but we may be bright for much of the day through thin clouds, and breaks in between them, so take the sunglasses. Temperatures should climb from the upper 60s this morning
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Much-needed rainfall is finally washing over the South and East this week, but the heavy downpour is also causing flash flooding in areas that have been hit hard by drought in recent months. Most of Missouri is drought-free, but 30% of the state is drier than normal, especially across the Missouri Bootheel, which is currently
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TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy and mild with lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny, warm, and humid with highs in the low to mid-80s. Storms are possible across western and southwest Missouri, including the Lake of the Ozarks. EXTENDED: The overall upper pattern will remain locked in through early next week, with a
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THIS AFTERNOON: Partly sunny and warm, with highs in the low 80s. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible south of I-70 between 3 and 7 p.m., but most will stay dry. TONIGHT: Dry and partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. EXTENDED: Thursday is another warm and mostly dry day, but scattered rain and storms
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TODAY: Wednesday is mostly dry, and mild to warm as highs are forecast in the low 80s. Today’s average high in Columbia is 79°. Winds turn from east to south this afternoon. Spotty showers and weak storms are possible between 3 and 7 p.m. Otherwise, dry conditions are forecast under partly cloudy skies. TONIGHT: Overnight,
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Mid-Missouri is caught between two weather stories this week, with hot, dry conditions expected across the Upper Midwest and cooler, wetter weather over the Southeast. This is part of a larger flip in weather conditions across the U.S. as summer approaches, thanks to a stubborn, recognizable pattern setting up over the country that looks like
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a few showers south early, lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny with a few storms across southern Missouri. Highs in the lower to mid-80s. EXTENDED: I’m tracking a few showers and storms across southern Missouri, as far north as the Lake area. There are a few embedded lightning strikes,
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THIS AFTERNOON: Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible to the southeast, mainly across I-44 and up to Hermann, Jefferson City, and Osage Beach. Conditions are drier north of I-70, and temperatures will be warm in the upper 70s to low 80s. TONIGHT: Showers dwindle overnight, with temperatures gradually falling to the low 60s. Less than
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TODAY: The week ahead is mostly dry, but daily rain chances remain in the forecast each afternoon and evening. Tuesday starts dry, but spotty to scattered storms are expected in the south. Chances are greatest along and south of a line from Sedalia to Montgomery City. Highs are forecast near 80. No severe weather is
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