TONIGHT: Mostly clear and warm with lows in the mid-upper 70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and brutally hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index between 103-104. EXTENDED: Tomorrow looks similar with a start in the mid-upper 70s and highs around 96-97. Kickoff temperatures at Memorial Stadium will be in the low 90s with a
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As late summer fades into early autumn, subtle shifts in our atmosphere trigger one of the most incredible migrations on Earth, and you most likely notice it right in your backyard. Monarch butterflies are starting to make their way back from the Northern United States, and they have a long journey ahead, traveling to areas
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THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny and dangerously hot, with a heat index near 100 degrees. Winds from the southwest will be noticeable at 5 to 15 mph. TONIGHT: Temperatures remain warm through sunset in the upper 80s. Lows fall to the upper 70s by the end of the night. EXTENDED: A Heat Advisory remains in effect areawide
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TODAY: Wednesday is hot and sunny, again, much like each day so far this week. Expect highs in the upper 90s, and heat index values in the 100s. TONIGHT: Some cumulus clouds are expected to develop this afternoon, but these will fall with sunset. Clear skies are expected, but temperatures only fall into the 80s
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TONIGHT: Temperatures remain in the low 90s through sunset, then gradually fall into the 80s. Lows in the mid-70s. TOMORROW: Sunny and hot, with a heat index near 100 degrees. Winds from the southwest will be steady at 5 to 10 mph. EXTENDED: A Heat Advisory remains in effect areawide through Saturday for a heat
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TODAY: Tuesday is another hot and sunny day. Temperatures are expected to be very similar to Monday, with highs in the upper 90s to near 100 degrees. Heat indexes are expected in the low triple digits at most. Clear skies are present this morning, but a few cumulus clouds will develop this afternoon. TONIGHT: Heat
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sports programs in Columbia continue to push heat safety protocols during the latest Mid-Missouri heatwave. This comes after a 20-year-old football player at William Jewell College died after scoring a touchdown on Saturday. MicahJo Barnett’s was on the sidelines when he had a medical emergency, and the cause of his death is
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and warm with lows in the lower 70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and very hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values around 100-102. EXTENDED: Prolonged heat continues across the region as high pressure centered just to our south is locked in by two areas of low pressure across the Pacific
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TODAY: Monday is sunny and hot, much like on Sunday. As a heat dome strengthens overhead, Monday should be a degree or two warmer, with highs in the upper 90s. Dew points should remain in the 60s today, leaving heat index values near 100 degrees. TONIGHT: Temperatures remain warm overnight, in the mid-70s, except in
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and warm with lows in the mid-70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the lower 90s. Heat index around 100-102. EXTENDED: Intense heat sticks around Mid-Missouri for much of the week as upper high pressure has moved east off of the Plains. Temperatures reach the mid-upper 90s for most of
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TODAY: I’m tracking a warmer start to the day, with temperatures in the low 70s walking out the door. By the afternoon hours, temperatures will jump into the mid-90s across Central Missouri, but it will feel closer to 100 degrees thanks to humidity. Some thin upper-level clouds will be present during the day as winds
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TONIGHT: Quiet and warm conditions expected this evening as clouds clear overnight. Lows dropping to the low 70s. TOMORROW: The thermometer will climb significantly into the mid to upper 90s tomorrow, with feels-like temps reaching the low triple digit mark. We’ll see some cloud cover which could offer some temporary relief, but there will be
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TODAY: I’m tracking a cool start to the day, with temperatures in the low 60s when walking out the door. By the afternoon hours, expect mostly sunny conditions, with thin upper-level clouds at most, as temperatures warm into the upper 80s and winds blow out of the south at 5-10 mph, gusting up to 15
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear, with lows falling to the mid-60s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy to mostly sunny, with highs climbing to the upper 80s. Winds from the south may gust up to 15 mph. EXTENDED: Summer heat returns this weekend, with temperatures climbing to the low 90s on Sunday, feeling like the upper 90s with increased humidity.
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If you’ve been out in the evening recently, you have probably noticed that we have been losing daylight quickly. Over the past couple of weeks, the entire state of Missouri has experienced its last 8 PM sunset in a long time, and sunsets are only getting earlier. As of August 28th, the sun will be
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TODAY: I’m tracking a warm but seasonably cooler-than-average afternoon as temperatures top out in the low 80s. Plenty of sunshine is expected throughout the day as winds gradually shift into the east and southeast at 4-8 mph. TONIGHT: I’m tracking a few upper-level clouds moving into the area overnight, but otherwise, quiet conditions can be
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TODAY: Friday is another sunny and mild day, much like Thursday. Winds are light and variable with high pressure overhead this morning, but generally, air flow will be from the north through the first half of the day, before winds become easterly and southeasterly this evening. This gives us another day with highs in the
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cool with some river valley fog. Lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and comfortable with highs in the mid-80s. EXTENDED: Dew points remain in the low 60s for Friday and the weekend as northwest upper wind flow remains in place. We can expect one more cool night in the
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When a wall of rock, ice, and water tore through the Nepal-Tibet border region, the devastation was immediate and staggering. But the science behind why it happened is still coming into focus. Dr. Mylène Jacquemart, a senior researcher at ETH Zürich who studies glaciology, walked through what we do know and what we don’t know
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny and milder, with highs in the lower 80s. Light winds from the north at 5 to 10 mph. TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cool, with lows falling to the low 60s. EXTENDED: Mild weather continues through Friday, but summer heat is on its way this weekend. Highs will climb back to the
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