Watch a live update at 8 p.m. in the player. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team is tracking a winter storm that could bring accumulating snow to much of the region, with heavy snow possible across southern and southeast Missouri between tonight and early Wednesday afternoon. Tuesday evening update: Low pressure is on track to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A couple of schools and a few different community groups have began announcing either closures or delayed starts for Wednesday, ahead of the winter weather heading for Mid-Missouri. Columbia Public Schools announced that it will be closed Wednesday. CPS spokesperson Michelle Baumstark said it is the district’s first snow day of the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order on Tuesday, activating the Missouri National Guard to assist local authorities responding to possible severe winter weather. The Order also extends the existing State of Emergency established in December. That order waives state law requiring that propane tanks be filled only by the company that
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TONIGHT: Showers moving in from the south after sunset. Precipitation changes to snow late, with accumulation overnight. 2-4″ of snow is likely across most of Mid-Missouri. Lows near 32. TOMORROW: Snow showers starting to taper off by late morning, with flurries possible throughout the day. Breezy with highs in the low to mid-30s. Roads could
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One of the major dangers of winter storm driving is the chance of running off the road.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missourians should expect to see decent snowfall Tuesday night as the snow makes a return to Mid-Missouri. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking a winter storm that could bring in heavy snow across the southern and southeast part of the state between Tuesday night and Wednesday. This means drivers will
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TODAY: Tuesday is starting warm and dry, with southwest winds pushing temperatures into the low-to-mid 40s despite partly to mostly cloudy skies. Clouds should thicken through the day, after a chance at some breaks in clouds this morning. TONIGHT: Temperatures will fall this evening, as rain moves in from the south. Today is a Weather
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with lows in the upper 20s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with highs in the lower 40s. Rain showers move in from the south after sunset and eventually turn to snow overnight. EXTENDED: The Stormtrack Weather team issued a Weather Alert Day ahead of our next winter storm system that is expected to move
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TODAY: Clouds early Monday will slowly clear through the morning. Winds from the southwest and increasing sunshine may boost temperatures just barely into the low 40s by the afternoon. TONIGHT: High level clouds return late this evening, thickening cloud cover by Tuesday morning. Winds will generally remain from the southwest overnight, keeping temperatures near the
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TODAY: Clouds early Monday will slowly clear through the morning. Winds from the southwest and increasing sunshine may boost temperatures just barely into the low 40s by the afternoon. TONIGHT: High level clouds enter late this evening, thickening cloud cover by Tuesday morning. Winds will generally remain from the southwest overnight, keeping temperatures near the
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TONIGHT: Calm winds and clearing skies. Temperatures dropping into the low 30s for the forecast area. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy and calm winds. Temperatures creeping up into the low 40s throughout the day. EXTENDED: We will be under a Weather Alert Day Tuesday night into Wednesday afternoon. This is the cause of a system bringing noticeable
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TODAY: Low pressure slowed overnight, keeping flurries in the area through the early morning. Overall accumulations have remained low, and only ornamental flakes or light raindrops are expected the rest of Sunday. Temperatures will rise to the upper 30s to aid in clearing off any slushy pavement, and road conditions will remain good today. TOMORROW:
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TONIGHT: A system moves over us bringing chances for rain and snow. It starts off as rain, but as temperatures drop, we’ll see snow start to fall. The heaviest band of snow is to the very NW part of Missouri, which is why we won’t see a noticeable amount of snow. Amounts as of right
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The Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking the potential of rain changing to snow as low pressure moves in from the southwest Saturday evening. Temperatures on Saturday will top out in the lower 40s, about 10 degrees above freezing. Light showers start to move in from the west by late afternoon or early evening, gradually changing
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TODAY: We kick off the weekend dry, with clouds gradually filling back in. Temperatures still reach the mid-40s this afternoon thanks to warm southerly winds. TONIGHT: Light rain will arrive at the earliest at 6 p.m. in western Missouri, quickly switching to snow in our far northern counties. A more gradual changeover is expected further
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Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the mid-20s as winds switch out of the southwest eventually. Skies become partly cloudy. Tomorrow: The morning starts off mostly cloudy before a wintery mix of rain, sleet, and snow pulls into the western portion of Central Missouri after 3 pm slowly spready east become more widespread into the overnight
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TODAY: Winds continue from the west-northwest today, and clouds may be stubborn. This combo keeps us in the 30s for highs, though areas that see more sunshine could reach the 40 mark. TONIGHT: Skies clear overnight, allowing temperatures to fall into the 20s. EXTENDED: Saturday will start with better chances of sunshine before overcast skies
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TODAY: Winds continue from the west-northwest today, and clouds may be stubborn. This combo keeps us in the 30s for highs today, unless we can get clouds to break in which case 40s would be possible. TONIGHT: Skies should clear overnight, allowing for temperatures to fall into the 20s. EXTENDED: Saturday will start with better
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TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy with lows in the upper 20s. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly sunny and chilly with highs in the upper 30s to low 40s. EXTENDED: Clouds stick around overnight, but temperatures will be a bit cooler as we drop into the upper 20s by tomorrow morning. We’ll see more sunshine tomorrow, getting
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When hearing about snow entering a region, many people’s immediate thoughts turn to the question, “How much?” As a meteorologist, there are countless things to think about when forecasting snowfall. One of the less thought of principals falls under the category of melting snow. It might seem counterintuitive to worry about melting snow before snowfall
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