After tying the record for hottest September in mid-Missouri, we made a complete 180 throughout the month of October. We’ve already managed to see our first snowfall, along with temperatures that were some 25-30 degrees below normal for Halloween. Winter-like weather has had its way with mid-Missouri in the past week and it may get
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a few sprinkles. Cold, lows in the low to mid-30s. TUESDAY: Mostly sunny and cool. Highs in the low 50s. EXTENDED: Our active weather pattern continues with several disturbances moving through the region over the next week. The jet stream is bringing cooler air from the northwest in the upper levels
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly cloudy skies will continue today. Some patchy drizzle is possible as well. Any focused rain will near I-44. Temperatures will be mild, but still below average, in the mid 50s. TONIGHT: Clouds will slowly taper off. Clear skies and light winds will allow for temperatures to bottom out near freezing as you
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MONDAY: Things start off this week quietly as cloud cover has moved in overnight and looks to stick with us for much of the day as a cold front moves through. Highs today make it into the middle 50s TONIGHT: Those clouds thin out a bit as high pressure settles in and temperatures drop to
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SUNDAY NIGHT: Cloud cover continues to increase overnight with a low of 41 degrees. MONDAY: Mostly cloudy skies are headed our way for the beginning of this week. A weak cold front will move through the area Monday night, and this will cause a slight decrease in temperatures as we head into Tuesday. EXTENDED: Tuesday
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SUNDAY: Starting the day mostly sunny but will see increasing cloud cover throughout the day. The high temperature is 57 degrees. SUNDAY NIGHT: Cloud cover continues to increase overnight with a low of 41 degrees. EXTENDED: Heading into the work wee we will be mostly cloudy but staying in the mid 50’s. A weak cold
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SATURDAY NIGHT: Clear skies with a breeze lingering at around 5 mph. The winds will shift from the West to the South, bringing warmer air into the region for Sunday. Sunday: Mostly sunny skies with temperatures warming to around 55 degrees by the afternoon. The wind will once again pick up throughout the day, rising
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SATURDAY: We will be staying sunny today but will have some breezy winds out of the west with gusts up to 20 mph. Today’s high is 46. SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear conditions persist during the overnight hours, winds will turn to be out of the south bring us some warmer air for Sunday but still
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds, chilly. Lows in the low 30s. SATURDAY: Partly to mostly sunny, 48. EXTENDED: Winds shift back to the southwest on Sunday, bringing temperatures up into the mid-50s with partly cloudy skies to end the weekend. Next week, the upper level flow through the jet stream will be from the northwest, keeping temperatures
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As winter-like weather rolls in, vehicles may need a few more turns of the key to start up. The Missouri Department of Transportation has several tips on its website about how drivers can prepare their vehicle: Use fresh antifreeze to winterize the vehicle,Make sure the vehicle’s battery is working as it should,Check to see if
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in the mid-20s. FRIDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy and warmer. Highs near 50. EXTENDED: Winds shift back to the northwest after a brief disturbance moves through on Friday, increasing clouds going into Saturday morning. Temperatures on Saturday will be cooler in response to this, with highs in the
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FRIDAY: We’ll be cold to start off the day but temperatures will rebound this afternoon into the upper 40s with quite a few of us hitting 50. We’re tracking another disturbance moving in with some cloud cover this afternoon, but we’ll stay dry. TONIGHT: Some of that cloud cover sticks around tonight as winds swing
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The first snow came early this fall, with light accumulation on grass starting Wednesday and continuing on Halloween. Lows overnight Thursday are expected to plunge into the mid-20s, with the high possibly breaking the record for the lowest high in Columbia. The normal high for this time of year is 62 degrees, but in Columbia
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THURSDAY MORNING UPDATE: We’ve been receiving reports of black ice with some road temperatures slipping below freezing. Problems areas will be on bridges and overpasses as well as some on and off ramps. Especially further northwest in Mid-Missouri, where we’re seeing the coldest road temperatures. THE REST OF YOUR HALLOWEEN: Now that the heavier of
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THURSDAY: Precipitation will be wrapping up from west to east later this morning and should be gone by this afternoon. We’ll see the return of sunshine for the first time this week with afternoon highs only managing the upper 30s thanks to a breezy northwest wind. TRICK-OR-TREATING: The forecast hasn’t improved, but we’ll at least
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Crews with public works departments around mid-Missouri are preparing for the winter weather moving into the area.
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TONIGHT: Wintry mix changes over to snow this evening, with light snow showers continuing overnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Accumulation between a dusting and 1″. THURSDAY: Snow showers taper off by mid morning, leaving us quite cold and blustery with temperatures in the mid-30s during the day, and wind chills in the low 20s.
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The director of Cole County Public Works said Tuesday that his department is preparing equipment to handle anticipated winter weather. Larry Benz told ABC 17 News that crews are working to get trucks ready to handle any potential freezing precipitation or snow in the coming days. It comes after the department’s equipment was strained in
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THIS AFTERNOON: Drizzle has slowly tapered late this morning, but our next round of precipitation has started to enter our western counties. Expect rounds of drizzle, mixed with sleet and eventually snowflakes throughout the rest of this evening. Temperatures will hover in the 30s. Wind chills will be in the 20s. TONIGHT: That wintry mix will eventually
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You may hear meteorologists in the winter time to stay aware of icy bridges or overpasses, or even road signs that say “Bridges Ice Before Roads”… It may have you wondering why bridges ice up so much faster. First off, we need to know that soil/ground stores heat much very efficiently. Because of that, even
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