Mid-Missouri has been drying out quickly in recent weeks after a fairly wet summer. The latest drought monitor now shows 30% of the state in drought, and there isn’t much rain expected through mid-September. Missouri was drought-free just over a month ago, as summer rain amounts stayed above average. In Columbia, 13.33 inches of rain
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny and mild with temperatures in the mid-70s. TONIGHT: Conditions remain clear and calm through the overnight as lows fall to the upper 50s. EXTENDED: Rain chances increase by Friday morning through the afternoon as scattered showers track through the area. Showers may linger through Friday night football games, but rain totals
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TODAY: Highs in the mid-70s are expected in some cooler air behind last night’s cold front. Light showers will wind down in the south by sunrise, leaving us dry and mostly sunny through the day. Winds are light from the north through the morning, before returning to a southerly direction through the afternoon. TONIGHT: Skies
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Wetlands like Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area, located in southern Boone County, look pretty empty in terms of waterfowl. In the next several days to weeks, that’ll be changing as blue-wing teal and green-wing teal look to migrate through the area. Each early fall, wetlands in Mid-Missouri will be filled with these small species of ducks
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a few storms lingering through midnight. Lows in the lower to mid-50s with patchy fog developing by morning. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and comfortable with highs in the mid-70s. EXTENDED: Storms will continue to be scattered tonight, with the better environment for severe weather across eastern Kansas. Storms will likely drift near
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TODAY: Wednesday is a warmer day with highs reaching the mid-80s thanks to more sunshine and some westerly flow. Most of the day will be dry, but shower and storm chances return by early afternoon north of HWY 24, and by 4 p.m. at the soonest between I-70 near and HWY 24. This places the
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TODAY: Wednesday is a warmer day with highs reaching the mid-80s thanks to more sunshine and some westerly flow. Most of the day will be dry, but shower and storm chances return by early afternoon north of HWY 24, and by 4 p.m. at the soonest between I-70 near and HWY 24. This places the
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and cool with lows in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny with storms possible by late afternoon or early evening with highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: I’m tracking a few clouds tonight, but with a bit more clearing we’ll likely fall into the upper 50s overnight. We’ll be a bit warmer
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TODAY: Tuesday is another gray day, with plenty of clouds at least through the morning. A weak area of low pressure aloft to our west will send weak showers into the region through the day, but a dry lower half of the atmosphere will weaken these showers if not totally evaporate them. This leaves today
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a spot shower possible. Lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny with a spot shower or storm, highs in the upper 70s. EXTENDED: Clouds hang on as a slow moving low pressure system works across the region tonight into tomorrow, keeping overnight lows in the 60s. Dry air continues to
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The first day of September has started off on the cooler side with the afternoon high only reaching up to 78 degrees. On a typical Labor Day in Columbia, Missouri the average high sits seven degrees warmer at 85 degrees. Rainfall totals for the year have slipped below average by nearly three inches as a
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TODAY: Highs remain into the mid to lower 70s by the afternoon hours as winds blow out of the northeast at 5-10 mph. Mostly cloudy sky conditions are expected with spot showers possible throughout the day. TOMORROW: Temperatures once again start in the low 60s before gradually warming up into the mid-70s by the afternoon
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TODAY: I’m tracking temperatures starting in the low 60s walking out the door, only warming up into the low 70s by the afternoon hours as winds blow out of the northeast at 5-10 mph. Mostly cloudy sky conditions are expected with spot showers possible throughout the day. TOMORROW: I’m tracking temperatures once again starting in
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with lows in the upper 50s to around 60. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with a chance for a few showers. Cool with highs in the lower to mid-70s. EXTENDED: Northwest upper level flow will continue to keep temperatures below average over the next few days, with a few disturbances in the jet stream
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TODAY: Mostly cloudy and mild, with highs in the upper 70s to around 80 degrees. Isolated showers are possible in western Missouri throughout the day. TOMORROW: Cloudy and comfortable, with temperatures in the 70s on Labor Day. Spotty rain is possible, but much of the holiday should stay dry. Rain totals will be less than
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking increasing cloud cover throughout the rest of the night, but the majority of the area is expected to stay dry. Winds will be out of the southeast at 8-12 mph as temperatures drop into the mid 60s by the end of the night. TOMORROW: I’m tracking clouds persisting throughout the day with
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TODAY: Mostly sunny and warm with highs in the mid-80s. Cloud cover steadily increases throughout the day. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy, with temperatures struggling to reach the low 80s. Isolated showers are possible in western Missouri. EXTENDED: Scattered rain continues on Labor Day and Tuesday as a weak disturbance trudges through the region. Dry time is
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking temperatures dropping into the upper 50s by the end of the night as winds blow out of the southeast at 5-7 mph. A mostly clear sky will be expected throughout the rest of the night. TOMORROW: I’m tracking temperatures warming into the mid 80s by the afternoon hours as sunshine persists across
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August 29th, 2005 is a day the nation will never forget, as a devastating major hurricane inundated over 80% of New Orleans with flood waters. Katrina remains one of the most intense and deadliest tropical cyclones to make landfall in the United States, and it is tied with 2017 Hurricane Harvey as the costliest hurricane
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TODAY: Mostly sunny and warm, with highs in the lower to mid-80s. TONIGHT: Quiet with evening temperatures in the 70s for football games and lows bottoming out in the low 60s. EXTENDED: The weekend remains pleasant, with temperatures in the mid-80s and lots of sunshine on Saturday. Sunday will be a few degrees cooler in
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