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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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with some fog developing across northern Missouri. Lows in the lower 40s. TOMORROW: Fog diminishes with more sunshine, but winds shift to the northwest, cooling us into the mid-upper 50s for highs. EXTENDED: Patchy fog develops across northern Missouri tonight with a few clouds farther south ahead of a cold front that
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TODAY: Monday is the first of more prominent warmth in the forecast. Highs are near 60 by the afternoon thanks to a warm front lifting across the region. South winds are sustained around 5-10 mph with gusts to 15 mph this afternoon. Skies are partly cloudy but bright. TONIGHT: Temperatures may linger in the 50s
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly with lows in the mid-upper 30s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and warm with highs approaching 60 degrees. EXTENDED: We’ll have a mild week ahead as high pressure centers across the Great Lakes, allowing southwesterly winds to ramp up the next few days and push temperatures well above average to the upper
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TODAY: Increasing clouds, with afternoon temperatures climbing into the low 40s. Winds from the south could reach 20 mph by the end of the day. TOMORROW: Sunnier and warmer, with highs jumping to the 60s. Winds will be lighter out of the south and west. EXTENDED: A cold front will subtly move through the area
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TONIGHT: Saturday night remains clear early on, but low clouds drift in along and north of I-70 overnight. Temperatures under these clouds may remain near 30°, but most will fall into the mid-20s making for a cold start Sunday morning. TOMORROW: Sunday will start chilly, but end mild. A light south wind through the day
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