Weather

TONIGHT: I’m tracking a dry cold front shifting winds to the north at 10-15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph and bringing some cloud cover into the area. This will help temperatures drop into the mid 30s by the end of the night. TOMORROW: I’m tracking a cooler Saint Patrick’s Day as more cold

TODAY: Skies remain mostly sunny with highs again in the mid-60s. Winds pick up out of the southwest this afternoon between 10-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph possible. Even with recent rain, vegetation is strained from long-term drought and low fire risk is present today. TOMORROW: Sunday sees a cooldown as stout winds

TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to around 40 degrees as winds remain out of the west/ northwest at 4-8 mph. Skies remain mostly clear throughout the overnight hours. TOMORROW: Saturday welcomes partly cloudy skies with highs reaching into the mid-60s. Winds become stronger out of the southwest during the afternoon hours with sustained winds at 10-15

THIS AFTERNOON: Clouds exit with cooler conditions settling back in. Temperatures will be just above average in the low 60s. TONIGHT: We’ll stay mostly clear overnight, allowing temperatures to fall into the 30s to start the weekend. EXTENDED: Sunshine sticks around all weekend with South winds on Saturday push highs into the upper 60s, while

TODAY: Friday will start cloudy near sunrise, and quickly become sunny as clouds leave behind Thursday’s storms. Mostly sunny skies and a north wind will balance out to give a high near 60. TONIGHT: We’ll stay mostly clear overnight, allowing temperatures to fall into the 30s by sunrise. EXTENDED: The weekend will be quiet, with

TONIGHT: Scattered strong to severe storms push southeast late tonight, with the severe threat ending by or before 10PM. Temperatures dropping into the mid-40s with cloudy skies. TOMORROW: Clouds early and cooler with highs in the upper 50s to around 60 with late day sunshine. EXTENDED: Scattered strong storms have developed ahead of a cold

TODAY: Thursday is another ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day for the potential for more hail, damaging wind, and tornadoes this afternoon. This will be an areawide threat, but the best chances are southeast of a line from Sedalia to Mexico, due to the passing of the cold front this evening. Temperatures this afternoon reach the

TONIGHT: Scattered strong storms developing and pushing north late. Widespread rain and wind push back south overnight into the morning. Lows in the upper 50s to around 60. TOMORROW: Rain exiting early, with partly sunny skies through late afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s to around 80. Severe storms developing by late afternoon, bringing the

TODAY: Highs look to increase into the upper 70s this afternoon with chances of storms beginning at 5 PM. Large hail up to 2″ in diameter remains the main threat, but winds up to 60 mph remain possible and a low but not zero risk of tornadoes remains. This threat starts near Jefferson City and

TODAY: Wednesday is an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day, with potential for very large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes. Most of the day is warm and quiet, with temperatures warming into the upper 70s under mostly sunny skies. Winds will be from the southwest near 5-10 mph through the day. TONIGHT: Storms will develop

When it comes to the formation of storms, there are several ingredients needed. These ingredients include moisture, instability, and a lifting mechanism. The element of instability boils down to CAPE which stands for Convective, Available, Potential, Energy. This is basically a long acronym that stands for the fuel for storm growth. Increased CAPE leads to

TONIGHT: Isolated to scattered showers and storms after sunset. A few could bring heavy downpours and small hail. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the upper 70s. Scattered storms develop by early evening. Some could be strong with large hail and gusty winds up to 50-60 mph. EXTENDED: A low pressure system out