TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with showers and storms moving in after midnight. Some storms may bring heavy rain and strong winds. Lows in the low 70s. TOMORROW: Morning storms continue through about noon for areas along and north of Highway 50. Highs near 80 degrees. EXTENDED: A few spotty showers and storms are possible into early
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FRIDAY: This afternoon is hot again with most reaching around 90 degrees. A front is slowly pushing in from the north, cooling temperatures and taking humidity with it. Those south of the front, especially near the Lake, will see highs in the mid-90s and heat indexes in the triple digits. TONIGHT: A few storms are possible in
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FRIDAY: Some leftover storms will greet some of us out the door this morning. Those should start to fade later this morning but we might not be done with the rain. Temperatures will warm to near 90 for most of us between the clouds this afternoon. South of a stationary front, from Sedalia to Lake
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MORNING UPDATE: Some clouds from a complex of storms in Illinois are casting a shadow of doubt on us getting to 100°. Still going to get extremely hot, but maybe not much worse than yesterday, like we thought. That front firing storms in Iowa will eventually make it here late tonight. Another hot week has
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered storms possible. Lows in the mid-70s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy with a storm or two in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s with a heat index between 93-95. EXTENDED: Heat holds on into this evening with relief not coming until overnight as a front slowly works its way through. Scattered
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An intense earthquake hit coastal areas of Alaska late last night with aftershocks lasting into this morning. Today, the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team spoke with meteorologists from the National Weather Service in Anchorage, Alaska about how they prepare for these events. The initial earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska and was rated at
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THURSDAY: Hot again. Temperatures soar into the mid-upper 90’s, feeling close to 110 factoring in the humidity. TONIGHT: A cold front will slide in this evening. That will provide a spark for storms to get up and going after 6-7 PM. Some of these could be on the strong side, with all of the heat and humidity
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THURSDAY: Hot again. Temperatures soar into the mid-upper 90’s, feeling close to 110 factoring in the humidity. TONIGHT: A cold front will slide in this evening. That will provide a spark for storms to get up and going after 6-7 PM. Some of these could be on the strong side, with all of the heat
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Columbia and counties across Mid-Missouri are expected to see weather flirt with triple digits on Thursday, as the CDC recommends wearing sunscreen to protect your skin from the sun.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with lows in the mid-70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and dangerously hot by late afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s with a heat index between 105-110. EXTENDED: Heat indices climb to 107-109 across most of the area, with no relief from a cold front until Friday. Showers and storms develop to our north late Thursday night
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WEDNESDAY: Dangerously hot this afternoon. Temperatures will soar into the middle 90’s with lots of sunshine. When you take the humidity into account, it will feel like 105. Focus on staying hydrated throughout the day and take it easy if you have to be outdoors. TONIGHT: Overnight lows only cool off into the middle 70’s so we
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WEDNESDAY: Dangerously hot this afternoon. Temperatures will soar into the middle 90’s with lots of sunshine. When you take the humidity into account, it will feel like 105. Focus on staying hydrated throughout the day and take it easy if you have to be outdoors. TONIGHT: Overnight lows only cool off into the middle 70’s
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) With the heat index on Wednesday and Thursday ranging from 100 to 110, health experts are advising people to take precautions during the heatwave. With heat being the leading weather-related killer, MU Health Care’s emergency medicine physician, Doctor Christopher Sampson, said people need to be cognizant of risks of dehydration, heat
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and humid with lows in the lower 70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny, hot, and humid with highs in the upper 90s. Heat indices between 105-107. EXTENDED: The heat index tomorrow will land between 105-107 and will be highest on Thursday as a cold front to our north pulls in even more moisture during the day. We’ll see
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At this point in time, it’s no secret that we’re tracking intense heat for Wednesday and Thursday of this week, but what natural process could cause such a high heat index for Thursday? When we think of summertime, a lot of us think of pools. But have you ever thought about dew point pooling? I
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TUESDAY: Warm and starting to become a bit muggier. A light wind out of the southeast and plenty of sunshine will help temperatures into the low 90’s. TONIGHT: Mostly clear skies are here to stay overnight. Lows will bottom out near 70. EXTENDED: The heat really ramps up Wednesday and Thursday. Highs in the afternoons will top out
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TUESDAY: Warm and starting to become a bit muggier. A light wind out of the southeast and plenty of sunshine will help temperatures into the low 90’s. TONIGHT: Mostly clear skies are here to stay overnight. Lows will bottom out near 70. EXTENDED: The heat really ramps up Wednesday and Thursday. Highs in the afternoons
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and warm with lows falling to near 70 degrees. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the lower 90s. EXTENDED: We have a steamy week ahead with temperatures rising into the lower 90s again tomorrow. The heat index will rise to near 100 degrees on Tuesday and could soar into the 105-108 degree
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You survived the first round of intense heat over the weekend, but the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking another round of even hotter conditions for later this week, and they have some tips and tricks to help you stay cool if you’re headed outdoors this week. Obviously, we can’t put our lives on
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MONDAY: High pressure just to our north will give us a chance to get some fog going, especially in some of our lower lying areas. It will keep things fairly comfortable this afternoon, with highs near 90 under mostly sunny skies. TONIGHT: Those easterly winds we enjoy today will get replaced by southerly winds tonight. That will
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