The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for dangerous cold that returns Monday morning after a brief warmup Sunday afternoon. Wind chills are expected to fall below 0° in many locations, and remain there in some locations through noon. SETUP An arctic airmass settled over the region this weekend, which
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and frigid with lows in the upper single digits. Wind chills between 0 and -10 by daybreak Monday. TOMORROW: Decreasing clouds and cold with highs in the upper teens. Wind chills in the single digits. EXTENDED: Bitterly cold air moves back into Mid-Missouri tonight as another cold front brings a reinforcing shot
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TODAY: Sunday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day, with wind chills reaching subzero at times through the day. South winds will swell temperatures back to near freezing by the afternoon, but another cold front is on the way this afternoon. Some flurries may be possible in low clouds behind the front this evening, but
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Room at the Inn is keeping its doors open throughout Saturday night for people in need of a warm place to sleep as the frigid cold sweeps through mid-Missouri. Manager John Trapp said the shelter regularly hits its full capacity of 110 people. The shelter opens at 6:30 p.m. and
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TONIGHT: Clouds partially clear overnight, allowing temperatures to drop into the single digits. An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day will go into effect at midnight, lasting through noon tomorrow for below-zero wind chills. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly cloudy, with dangerously low wind chills in the morning. Temperatures manage to climb back to the low
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TODAY: I’m tracking flurries and breezy northerly winds throughout the morning hours. Temperatures will start in the teens and warm into the low 20s by the afternoon hours as cloud cover persists, but these breezy winds will lead to temperatures feeling like they are in the single digits throughout the majority of the day. TONIGHT:
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TONIGHT: Scattered snow chances are possible through 8 to 9 PM, with isolated accumulations up to half an inch. Visibility may become an issue in some areas, with strong winds gusting up to 30 mph. Temperatures will drop behind a cold front, with lows in the teens. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy and cold, with highs remaining
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If you stepped outside this morning in Central Missouri, you likely felt a sense of relief. With temperatures hovering in the 40s, it hardly feels like the precipice of a sharp turn in our weather pattern that could bring multiple hazards. This sharp change taking place over the next 24-48 hours is all being caused
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works announced on its social media that it is activating a 16-person overnight crew at 7 p.m. Friday as poor road conditions could occur from the snow and cold. There are scattered snow chances throughout the evening, according to the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team. Isolated accumulations
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TODAY: I’m tracking clouds increasing throughout the afternoon ahead of light showers and flurries arriving through the later afternoon/evening hours as temperatures get into the low 40s. If flurries are observed, most will see trace accumulations at most, but higher totals will stay below 1″. Winds will be out of the northwest at 10-15 mph
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TODAY: Friday starts mild, with temperatures in the 30s, and climbing to near 40 by midday ahead of a cold front that sweeps through from late morning to early afternoon. Behind the cold front, thick low clouds spread across the region, and likely bring scattered snow showers. This snow will be light and sporadic across
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and breezy with a few flurries possible. Lows in the upper 20s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy and windy with highs in the upper 30s to around 40. Snow showers possible by late afternoon, with a dusting to 0.5″ possible. Visibility could be low at times. EXTENDED: A weak front moves through tonight, increasing
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More natural disasters are impacting Missouri than before, and insurers are struggling to keep up with the rising risks. Last year, Missouri experienced five federal natural disaster declarations, more than any other state. The Show-Me state has seen three times as many billion-dollar disasters in the past five years compared to its long-term average. More
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THIS AFTERNOON: Increasing clouds, with temperatures in the mid 30s. Wind chills remain below freezing in the upper 20s. TONIGHT: Cloudy and cold, with temperatures hovering in the low 30s. Flurries will brush past eastern Missouri overnight, but we stay dry. EXTENDED: The week ends cloudy and seasonably, with highs in the upper 30s and
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TODAY: Thursday is another cold one, this time starting bitterly cold. Lows between 10-20° will climb back into the mid-30s amid south winds. Skies start clear early, but we become partly to mostly cloudy as the day progresses. TONIGHT: A weak trough will move through, switching winds and bringing clouds, but we expect largely dry
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and breezy with lows in the teens. Wind chills around 8-10 degrees by daybreak. TOMORROW: Increasing clouds and chilly with highs in the mid-upper 30s. A few flurries are possible late in the day. EXTENDED: Skies remain clear overnight with lows falling into the teens. With a light breeze shifting to the
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Natural disasters set records in both cost and frequency last year, according to a report from the nonprofit Climate Central. The report states that 2025 was the third busiest year for expensive disasters in the United States, following record-setting years in 2023 and 2024, with 23 separate disasters costing over $1 billion. Far and away,
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THIS AFTERNOON: Temperatures fall through the 30s to near freezing before dinnertime. Winds from the north will be strong at 15 to 20 mph, with gusts above 25 mph. TONIGHT: Winds relax slightly after sunset, but some gusts up to 20 mph remain possible. With clear skies, lows tumble to the teens, with the wind
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TODAY: Wednesday marks the return of winter with a return to more typical January temperatures. We expect temperatures to cool into the low 30s this morning, and only climb a few degrees into the mid-30s this afternoon amid north winds 10-20 mph. TONIGHT: Winds relax as high pressure approaches. Clear skies and calm conditions allow
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with light showers through midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 30s. Gusty winds from the northwest dropping wind chills to the 20s during the day. EXTENDED: Light rain is already starting to move in to our north, but it’s having to overcome
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