The week will end on a nice note with high pressure just to our west on Friday, keeping pleasant conditions around Mid-Missouri on Friday night. The ABC 17 Stormtrack weather team has been tracking the potential for rain and storms over the weekend for the last several days, but there has been some uncertainty in
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FRIDAY: We’ll get off to a crystal-clear start this morning! All of that sunshine will get the ball rolling in the right direction, pushing temperatures into the low 70’s. Clouds will return by this afternoon, with a chance of a shower by the late afternoon hours. TONIGHT: That chance of rain sticks around overnight. Lows
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A nationwide outage in March rendered the weather service’s chat function, which also serves as a source of communication, inaccessible for a whole day.
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TONIGHT: Decreasing clouds and chilly, lows in the low 40s. TOMORROW: Increasing clouds and breezy with west winds up to 20 mph. Highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. EXTENDED: Spotty showers will be possible through Saturday morning, with a possible break during the day. There is still some uncertainty in model forecast guidance regarding the
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Meteorologists around the nation work to collaborate every single day. This communication is an essential part to our daily workflow, especially when there’s severe weather inbound. The National Weather Service largely runs our main communication channels between broadcast meteorologists, emergency management, law enforcement and trained storm spotters. We use an NWS-run tool called Weather Chat
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THURSDAY: A cold front is working through the area this morning. It could have enough to generate a few spotty sprinkles but seems to be losing the battle to dry air. The better chance for some rain and a few thunderstorms will be along and south of the I-44 corridor around the early afternoon hours. The
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THURSDAY: A cold front is working through the area this morning. It could have enough to generate a few spotty sprinkles but seems to be losing the battle to dry air. The better chance for some rain and a few thunderstorms will be along and south of the I-44 corridor around the early afternoon hours.
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and cool with lows in the upper 40s. TOMORROW: A weak front brings a chance for a few showers, with isolated thunderstorms along I-44 and south by afternoon. Highs in the low 60s. It’s breezy with northwest winds gusting up to 25 mph. EXTENDED: Friday is looking clear, dry, and pleasant with highs
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The annual True/False Film Festival starts Wednesday at Stephens Lake Park this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, with an outside location, the weather is a concern throughout the weekend. Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau spokeswoman Megan McConachie, said there are plans in place in case the weather does not cooperate,
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WEDNESDAY: Lots of sunshine early, but clouds will return later this afternoon. Temperatures will still make it into the middle 60’s so it’ll be a good day to kick off True/False. TONIGHT: Those partly cloudy skies stay with us tonight with lows bottoming out in the upper 40’s. EXTENDED: Rain chances return as a cold
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TONIGHT: Rain moves out and clouds gradually decrease. Lows in the low 40s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny and a bit warmer with highs in the mid-60s. EXTENDED: Tomorrow evening into Thursday, a weak front will bring a chance for spotty showers on Thursday, but that looks to clear out by afternoon. High pressure briefly builds in
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released its new climate normals map but what do these maps mean? Let’s face it, climate change is a hot topic right now. For many people, it’s a triggering topic that has been made political within recent years. This story isn’t meant to be political, it’s meant to
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TUESDAY: Showers will have a hard time letting go today. We’ll be tracking rain coming and going throughout the day until late this afternoon. It’ll be some 20 degrees colder today, with highs stuck in the upper 50’s and low 60’s. A northerly breeze will make sure of that. TONIGHT: The clouds depart pretty quickly after the rain takes
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TUESDAY: Showers will have a hard time letting go today. We’ll be tracking rain coming and going throughout the day until late this afternoon. It’ll be some 20 degrees colder today, with highs stuck in the upper 50’s and low 60’s. A northerly breeze will make sure of that. TONIGHT: The clouds depart pretty quickly after the
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EVENING UPDATE: Our severe weather threat will wane for the next few hours for much of Mid-Missouri with the front continuing to track to our southeast. We will keep a close eye on a complex of storms that is expected to move into southern Missouri overnight, posing a heavy rain and wind threat for areas
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TONIGHT: Scattered thunderstorms through midnight, with widespread rain south of Highway 50 into the morning. Lows in the low 50s. EXTENDED: The cold front moves south on Tuesday, but rain lingers with a few thunderstorms possible during the day, but severe weather is not expected. Temperatures drop significantly as highs only reach the upper 50s.
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MONDAY: A few spot sprinkles will be possible this morning, but the more threatening setup will take shape this afternoon. A frontal boundary will move in, and if it can fire up storms, they could become severe. Large hail and damaging winds will be the primary threats, and anytime after 4 PM storms will need
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TONIGHT: Rain showers will push out of the area as low temperatures fall into the mid 50s. TOMORROW: We’ll start the week with pleasant conditions, but storms will be a possibility as we continue into the afternoon and evening. Temperatures warming into the upper 70s will fuel these storms, and some storms could be strong
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TODAY: The morning starts off dry and cloudy before showers move in by the afternoon. Highs will be able to reach the mid-70s with showers continuing overnight. MONDAY: Rain dwindles down most of Monday morning as a cold front makes it way into the area. This could kick up stronger storms in the afternoon and evening that
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TONIGHT: Another quiet night in store. We’ll stay mild again under partly cloudy skies with lows falling to near 60. SUNDAY: We’ll stay dry during the morning, but showers will return by the afternoon. An isolated rumble of thunder can’t be ruled out, but nothing severe is expected. Highs still look to work their way
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