Changes in tree colors and leaves starting to fall have already been noticed in much of the state, but this is much earlier than the seasonal average. Over the past 20-30 years, the seasonal average for the peak of fall foliage in the state of Missouri is mid- to late October. There are still a
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly cloudy and soggy with temperatures in the low 70s. Scattered showers and storms are possible throughout the day, but lightning should be isolated. TONIGHT: Storms taper off after sunset, with rain likely ending by midnight. Skies become mostly clear by Thursday morning with lows in the 50s. EXTENDED: Dry weather settles in
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TODAY: Rain continues Wednesday, but in a much lighter and more sporadic manner. Gone is the widespread soaking rain. We are trading that for more hit and miss sprinkles to light rainfall most of the day. This and cloud cover keeps us from climbing out of the low 70s this afternoon. We should see a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe signed an executive order on Monday declaring a drought alert in Missouri. The executive order gives state agencies the authority to direct resources to communities and farmers struggling with dry conditions. The order, which runs through Dec. 1, covers 85 counties experiencing moderate, severe, or extreme drought. “This executive
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TONIGHT: Scattered showers and a few storms with lows in the lower to mid-60s. Patchy fog developing by morning. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms. Highs in in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms continue into this evening as low pressure slowly works across the region. With damp ground
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TODAY: Rain chances grow by mid-morning from west to east. A part of an approaching low, scattered thunderstorms will overspread the region. Lightning and thunder will be present, but no severe weather is expected. Widespread moderate and locally heavy rainfall will lead to a chance for ponding on roadways to limited flooding, especially in the
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with patchy fog developing late. Lows in the lower to mid-60s. TOMORROW: Morning fog with rain and storms moving in by late morning. 1-1.5″ of rain possible through Tuesday night. Highs in the mid-70s. EXTENDED: We’ll see fog developing by daybreak, especially east of Highway 63 ahead of rain that will move
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Although rainfall over the past couple of days in Missouri has aided slightly in lessening dry conditions in the state, drought is still persisting through the majority of the area. As of September 18th, when the last drought monitor was released, areas to the south of I-70 are seeing the most impacts. A moderate drought
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TODAY: I’m tracking isolated storms possible through the rest of the day, but the majority of Central Missouri will be staying dry as temperatures warm into the low 80s by the afternoon hours. Winds will be out of the southwest at 5-10 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking showers and storms moving in from the south throughout
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TODAY: Monday is largely dry, with a few showers in the east this morning, and a slim chance for pop up storms this afternoon in the south and east this afternoon. The vast majority will stay dry, with increasing sunshine through the day, and a high just near 80 degrees. TONIGHT: Overnight, dry weather continues,
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TONIGHT: Scattered showers and storms with lows in the lower 60s. Rain amounts around 0.5″ to 1″. TOMORROW: Rain exiting to the southeast fairly early, becoming partly sunny with highs in the upper 70s to around 80. EXTENDED: As a slow moving low pressure system works across the Great Lakes region, rounds of rain and
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TODAY: Partly sunny in the morning, with cloud cover increasing through the day. Highs reach the low 80s in the early afternoon. Rain chances increase after 3 or 4 p.m., with scattered to widespread storms into the evening and overnight. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy and mild with a high of 80 degrees. Spotty showers are possible
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking isolated showers and storms possible throughout the rest of the evening. Temperatures will drop into the low 60s by the end of the night as winds blow out of the southwest 5-8 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking isolated showers possible in the morning and early afternoon with more widespread storms arriving during the
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TODAY: Partly to mostly cloudy, with temperatures warming to the low 80s this afternoon. Scattered showers are possible in the morning, followed by spotty storms in the afternoon and evening. Storms are possible during tailgating and game time, but there is a chance for the game to stay completely dry. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy and mild
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The weather has been fairly quiet in recent weeks, coming out of a record-dry August. But Thursday night’s storms served as a reminder of the potential for severe weather in the fall. Stronger storms were anticipated during the day on Thursday, but this potential would increase as the forecast got closer. The Storm Prediction Center
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking a slightly more dry rest of the evening after pop up storms exit the region. The sky will begin to clear as temperatures drop into the low 60s by the end of the night and winds shift into the west at 5-10 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking temperatures warming into the mid 80s
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TODAY: Mostly sunny and mild, with highs in the low 80s. Temperatures drop into the 70s for Friday night football games. TONIGHT: Lows fall to the lower 60s overnight as skies stay mostly clear. EXTENDED: Saturday is somewhat of a toss-up, with scattered storm chances for the Mizzou game in the evening. We’re tracking weakening
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TODAY: Friday brings slightly cooler air behind Thursday’s cold front. After scattered rain along the cold front on Thursday, Friday remains dry, and increasingly sunny. High temperatures max out in the low 80s thanks to a west-northwest wind. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall into the 70s during the late dinner hour and into the 60s overnight. Skies
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly 1,400 electricity customers around Mid-Missouri were without power on Thursday night as thunderstorms entered the area. According to the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives’ map, there were nearly 600 consumers without electricity, with 587 coming around Southwest Electric Cooperative and 10 coming from Co-Mo Electric Cooperative, Inc. Benton County had nearly
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TONIGHT: Scattered rain and storms. Some storms could be strong through 10:00 p.m. with damaging winds. Lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny and cooler with highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: Storms have started to develop ahead of a cold front in far western Missouri as we have instability to work with to
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