TODAY: I’m tracking showers and unimpactful flurries exiting throughout the morning hours as sunshine begins to return. Another wave of clouds and light showers is expected by the late afternoon hours, but most will stay dry. Temperatures will start in the mid-30s, only warming into the low 40s due to breezy northwesterly winds at 10-15
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TONIGHT: Temperatures will stay mostly in the 40s overnight as light showers move through the area between midnight and sunrise. A few flurries might mix in, but no snow accumulation is expected. Rain will be very light, around a few tenths of an inch. Lows will briefly dip into the 30s early Saturday. TOMORROW: Expect
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The drive to work might be getting bumpier as the prime weather for the formation of potholes is taking over Central Missouri. This is because the weather in January in this region most consistently leads to the freezing of water overnight and thawing of ice throughout the day. During the month of
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TODAY: I’m tracking clouds briefly breaking apart throughout the afternoon hours before returning by the evening. Temperatures will get into the upper 40s this afternoon as winds blow out of the north at 5-8 mph. TONIGHT: I’m tracking clouds returning as showers last throughout the overnight hours. A few snowflakes could mix in, but little
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TODAY: Friday is cloudy, with a northwest breeze that is expected to keep highs in the upper 40s after a start in the low 40s. Winds are breezy near 10-15 mph in places this morning, but winds will relax through the day. Skies appear overcast at times early, but a trend towards more sunshine will
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TONIGHT: Scattered showers and perhaps a few rumbles of thunder. Lows in the upper 30s to low 40s with gusty winds up to 30 mph. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy and chilly with highs in the upper 40s. A few rain or snow showers late tomorrow night. EXTENDED: The main cold front is still well out to
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Thursday featured a typical severe weather setup for any season, especially in winter when less energy is needed for storms. The ingredients for severe weather were all provided by an approaching front and a trough of low pressure ahead of it. These key factors are sometimes called the “SLIM” ingredients. Though it sounds like a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of Ameren Missouri customers in the Osage County area lost power Thursday afternoon after a wave of strong thunderstorms moved through. An Ameren Missouri spokesperson said the outages were because of the weather. About 500 meters were dark in the Loose Creek and Westphalia area early Thursday afternoon. More than 200
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THIS AFTERNOON: A cluster of thunderstorms in the early afternoon will carry a low risk of damaging winds, and possibly a brief spin-up tornado through 3 p.m. Storms lingering toward I-44 in the late afternoon will continue to carry these risks until sunset. Most will see heavy rain, with scattered rumbles of thunder and lightning.
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TODAY: Thursday is a wet one, with as much as an inch of rain likely to occur in some spots, especially in the west. Temperatures will start warm and remain warm as south winds bring in warmth through the day. Highs reach 60s amid a breezy south wind sustained around 10-20 mph. Gusts may reach
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BLOG: The ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Thursday afternoon. TIMING: A surface low is stretching a warm front into our region. As this moves in, a weak plume of instability will be drug north. This will aid in developing thunderstorms as the very wind driven system moves into mid-Missouri.
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Fresh off one of its top 20 warmest years in history, Columbia and much of Mid-Missouri are once again soaring tens of degrees above average to kick off 2026. High temperatures have repeatedly breached the 60s in recent days, over twenty degrees above the average high of 40 degrees for Columbia in early January. This
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and mild with lows in the upper 40s. TOMORROW: Widespread rain by early morning, followed by a round of afternoon storms. Gusty winds with highs near 60. EXTENDED: Thin, high clouds begin to move in tonight ahead of a warm front that lifts in from the southwest tomorrow. We’ll see showers along
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny and warm, with highs climbing into the mid-60s areawide. Winds from the southwest will be steady at 5 to 10 mph, with gusts reaching 20 mph. TONIGHT: Clouds fill in overnight, keeping temperatures very mild in the upper 40s and 50s. EXTENDED: Rain arrives from the southwest by sunrise on Thursday,
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TODAY: Wednesday is just as warm as Monday, if not a bit warmer under sunny skies. Winds are from the south around 5-10 mph. TONIGHT: Clouds increase tonight, ahead of rain chances early Thursday morning. Temperatures stay warm, falling only into the upper 40s. EXTENDED: Thursday starts warm and dry just before sunrise, but rainfall
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Tornado numbers were above average again in 2025, and Missouri was close to the top of the list. There were 120 reported tornadoes in Missouri last year, the third highest for any state. Texas remained in its usual top spot thanks to its large size, with 162 tornadoes, while our neighbor, Illinois, ranked second with
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with patchy fog developing across northeast Missouri. Lows in the mid-50s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the lower to mid-60s. EXTENDED: Patchy fog is possible up across northeast Missouri, with sunshine returning area wide by afternoon. Winds turn out of the south, pushing temperatures into the lower to mid-60s.
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THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny and warm, with highs in the low 60s south of I-70. Temperatures will be cooler in the upper 40s and 50s up north behind a cold front. Winds from the west may gust up to 20 mph. TONIGHT: Skies remain clear, and temperatures dive to the lower 30s overnight. Winds lighten up
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TODAY: Tuesday is another warm day, with partly cloudy skies and dry conditions. We expect winds to become increasingly from the west behind a weak cold front this morning. Some fog has developed in the northwest, which is expected to lift and spread southeast in the form of low clouds through the morning. This will
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TONIGHT: Patchy fog north of I-70, warmer with lows in the lower 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and slightly cooler, highs in the mid-50s. EXTENDED: Tonight will be a touch warmer ahead of a cold front that will bring a slight cool down for tomorrow. We could start the day with some patchy fog across northern
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