Tonight: A cold front has developed out to our northwest and is gradually moving southeast. Out ahead of this front, storms will begin to develop that have the capability of being strong to severe. The main threats for tonight will be hail up to golf ball sized, damaging winds, flash flooding, and lightning. There is
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TODAY: Father’s Day starts out warm with a few scattered showers early. Highs reach the mid-90s with clearer skies by the afternoon. This evening we’re tracking a cold front moving in that will bring a chance for strong to severe storms overnight. The largest threats will be lightning, high winds, and hail up to 1″.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Michelle Casey, Associate Director with The Central Missouri Humane Society, said it’s important to pay attention to your pets in the heat, as they can dehydrate just as quickly as humans. Casey says the humidity in Missouri adds just another level of complexity to the heat, which can also have an impact
Continue Reading Tonight: Overnight scattered thunderstorm move in from the north bringing with it chances of hail and strong winds. The overnight low drops to 71 and by late this evening these storms begin to weaken and push southeast. Tomorrow: Father’s Day starts out dry and warm with a few very spotty light showers around noon. Skies
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day as high temperatures reach near-record marks again on Friday. The National Weather Service issued a Heat Advisory for all of Mid-Missouri until Friday night. SETUP: Upper level high pressure has been responsible for warmer than average temperatures for more than a week for
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TODAY: Mostly sunny, hot, and humid with an isolated thunderstorm possible. Highs in the low to mid-90s. Heat index between 96-99. TOMORROW: A few more clouds but they don’t cool us down. Highs back in the mid-90s. EXTENDED: The cold front that’s been stuck to our north will finally shift southeast on Sunday night, bringing a better
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TONIGHT: Partly to mostly clear with lows in the mid-upper 70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny, hot, and humid with an isolated thunderstorm possible. Highs in the low to mid-90s. Heat index between 96-99. EXTENDED: The cold front bringing storms to southern Iowa and central Illinois this afternoon stays situated to our north overnight, keeping the better
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Boone Electric Cooperative in Columbia said while they’ve seen some pretty high spikes in usage, it isn’t completely out of the normal for the summer months.
Continue Reading Today: The ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert today due to the heat index expected to top out at 104 degrees. We remain mostly clear today until we get into the overnight hours where we could see some scattered storms north of I-70. Tomorrow: Winds shift to the NNE as we see
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TODAY: Very humid and hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat indexes between 100-105. Avoid being outside for long and drink plenty of water today. TOMORROW: A cold front is set to stall just to the north of the area on Friday night and bring some cloud cover for the weekend. This cools us
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and muggy with lows in the mid-70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and brutally hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index between 100-105. Stay hydrated and avoid long exposure outside in the heat if possible. EXTENDED: Highs Friday top out in the upper 90s to around 100, with heat indices between 100-105.
Continue Reading Today: The ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for today and Friday due to the heat Index surpassing 100. Todays high will top out at 97 degrees with winds out of the southwest. As the day continues, clouds will begin to clear making for a mostly sunny afternoon. Tomorrow: Temperatures rise
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Highs are expected to reach the upper 90s Thursday and Friday over much of the area, leading to possible heat indexes of 100 degrees or more.
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TODAY: Some clouds and showers in the morning, with a sunnier afternoon. Highs reach the upper 90s and moisture builds up to push heat indexes into the triple digits. TOMORROW: Even warmer for Friday as we stay clear most of the day. Highs will approach 100 degrees with heat indexes around 102-104 degrees. We have
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health officials want to stress the importance of taking proper precautions in the extreme heat, especially when temperatures near the triple digits. MU Health Care Emergency Medicine Physician Christopher Sampson says it’s important to drink plenty of water when out in hot weather. “Proper precautions to take when it’s really really hot
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with lows in the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Chance of a few showers early, clouds decrease with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index between 100-103 degrees. EXTENDED: Thursday evening is stuffy with lows falling into the mid-70s, and we warm up fast again on Friday. Friday afternoon could be a touch hotter
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The temperature will reach the upper 90s Thursday with a heat index around 100 degrees. On Friday the high could reach 100 degrees and the heat index could be around 105 degrees.
Continue Reading Today: Clear skies and low humidity makes for a pleasant day today. The high for today will be topping out near 91 degrees with winds out of the south at 5-10 mph. Tomorrow: The ABC17 Storm track weather team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Thursday and Friday. High temperatures on Thursday will top
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TODAY: Sunshine continues with low humidity and highs at 90 degrees. TOMORROW: A Weather Alert Day is in effect for Thursday as highs are tracking into the mid-upper 90s. With more moisture moving in, triple-digit heat indixes are possible in the afternoon. There’s a potential for light showers tomorrow morning in northern Missouri as a
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and comfortable with low humidity and temperatures in the low to mid-60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with low humidity and highs around 90. EXTENDED: With lower humidity expected again tomorrow, it will look very similar to start out in the 60s with highs near 90 Wednesday afternoon. We’ll be tracking a decaying storm complex to our
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