TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold. Lows in the upper teens and low 20s. FRIDAY: Mostly sunny and chilly, highs in the upper 30s and low 40s. EXTENDED: Wind up from the southwest as colder air retreats briefly north, giving us highs back near our seasonal average in the mid-upper 50s under mainly sunny skies. By
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THIS AFTERNOON: Skies are slowly clearing out across mid-Missouri. It will be cold and breezy throughout the rest of the day. We are expecting to stay dry this evening. TONIGHT: That cold air has a chance to settle in tonight as winds back off. Overnight lows will fall into the low 20s, and wind chills
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THURSDAY: We’re staring down a nasty start to the day, with winds knifing out of the north this morning gusting at times up to 25 mph, pushing bitterly cold weather back into Mid-Missouri. Wind chills will start out in the teens, but will improve slightly as afternoon highs crawl to the upper 30s. TONIGHT: That
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Officials are letting parents know, “winter is coming,” and it pays off to prepare for problematic weather. Last winter’s snowfall prompted several closures and delays throughout the 2018-2019 school year. Columbia Public Schools recorded five cancelations, five delays and one early release because of inclement weather in the 2018-2019 year, according to district spokesperson Michelle
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMKZ) City of Columbia public works crews did a dry run on snow routes Wednesday to prepare for winter weather. Mike Wheeler operates the loader which fills truck with salt from the salt dome. He also drove snow plows for the city for years. He said the dry run is a way for
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy, chance of rain and a few flurries south of Highway 50. Lows in the low 30s. THURSDAY: Clouds decrease, and it’s cold with winds gusting up to 20 mph. Highs in the upper 30s. EXTENDED: We stay cold on Friday with winds remaining out of the north, keeping highs in the upper
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THIS AFTERNOON: Rain showers have drifted east. We’ll be in and out of the clouds through the evening hours. A few sprinkles can’t be ruled out. Enjoy the comfortable temperatures. That will change tonight. TONIGHT: A southern stream of moisture will bring rain chances to southern portions of mid-Missouri overnight. Temperatures will be falling as
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WEDNESDAY: Showers are pushing into our southern counties this morning. They look to have the best shot at picking up a scattered shower throughout the day, with some of them spilling up toward I-70 toward the lunch hour. North of the interstate, we’ll have a better shot at making a run toward 60 for a
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear to partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s to around 40. WEDNESDAY: Increasing clouds, highs in the upper 50s. EXTENDED: We’re in for several changes over the next couple of weeks as our pattern looks to stay active and cold across Mid-Missouri. Warmer air will begin to move in Wednesday ahead of
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Several rounds of arctic cold are set to plunge into mid-Missouri in the next 10 days. The first will arrive Thursday and Friday bringing temperatures that will be 15-20 degrees below average. But, as we mentioned in last night’s insider blog, even colder weather is likely on the way as we start out next week.
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THIS AFTERNOON: Sunshine will continue today, with highs into the low 50s. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy, but winds will have flipped out of the south and will help keep temperatures in the upper 30s and some low 40s. EXTENDED: Those winds will continue out of the south for much of Wednesday, pushing temperatures into the upper 50s and low
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TUESDAY: Any leftover sprinkles will move out early being replaced by sunshine. Highs will top out in the low 50s. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy, but winds will have flipped out of the south and will help keep temperatures in the upper 30s and some low 40s. EXTENDED: Those winds will continue out of the south for
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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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