Fall is right around the corner, bringing milder temperatures and less humidity as people head outdoors. However, allergy sufferers will notice that the new season also brings a change in pollen and airborne allergens. The most common allergens during summer in Central Missouri come from grasses and certain trees. Grass pollen usually remains high through
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TODAY: Sunny and warm with temperatures in the low to mid-80s. Humidity remains low, and winds will be light. TONIGHT: Conditions stay quiet overnight with lows falling to the mid to lower 60s. EXTENDED: Clouds roll in early Saturday as a cold front sweeps into the region, and isolated showers are possible during the day.
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TODAY: Friday starts sunny with patchy fog as we start cool and calm, in the low 60s. Some clouds will be present, leaving us with partly cloudy skies this afternoon. Temperatures should reach low-to-mid 80s by the afternoon. Humidity remains low and winds light from the northeast. TONIGHT: Tonight, skies are clear, conditions are calm,
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TONIGHT: Fog developing late, mostly clear and mild with lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Morning fog followed by mostly sunny skies. Highs in the mid-80s. EXTENDED: With light winds, clear skies, and high relative humidity we will likely see fog again in the morning, could be more widespread in some spots. Tomorrow afternoon could
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You might have noticed the days getting shorter as summer comes to an end. The amount of daylight in mid-August in Central Missouri is about 13 and a half hours, compared to nearly 15 hours on the solstice just two months ago. The change in daylight affects our lives in many ways, altering what people
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TODAY: Mostly sunny and warm with highs in the low to mid-80s and a light breeze from the northeast. TONIGHT: Skies remain mostly clear overnight as low temperatures fall to the lower 60s. EXTENDED: Sunshine persists on Friday as highs remain in the mid-80s. A cold front will approach from the northwest on Saturday, bringing
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TODAY: Thursday is mild; you could even say cool compared to climatological averages. With highs in the low-to-mid 80s and dew points in the low 60s, we should still feel like 80s at the warmest this afternoon. Skies are mostly sunny, with winds at 5-10 mph from the northeast. TONIGHT: Skies remain mostly clear overnight,
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with a few showers and rumbles early along and north of Highway 24. Lows in the mid-upper 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with highs in the low to mid-80s. EXTENDED: I’m tracking an area of some weak convergence over southern IA and northern MO, not a front per se, but enough forcing to
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This time of the year if you look up into the skies around the woods, you have a good shot at seeing native bats hunting flying insects. During the daytime hours, especially in excessive heat, bats often times will be seen hanging out in caves, tree bark, and even man-made structures. According to Kyle Jansky,
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TODAY: Wednesday is more mild, with highs in the 80s feeling like 90s with a north breeze and a heat index in the 90s. UV is high today, a level 8 under partly cloudy skies. TONIGHT: Skies are clear overnight, and temperatures fall into the mid-60s, cooler than we’ve been recently. EXTENDED: After a cool
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TODAY: Wednesday is more mild, with highs in the 80s feeling like 90s with a north breeze and a heat index in the 90s. UV is high today, a level 8 under partly cloudy skies. TONIGHT: Skies are clear overnight, and temperatures fall into the mid-60s, cooler than we’ve been recently. EXTENDED: After a cool
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear and mild with lows near 70. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and cooler with highs in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: We’ll feel the effects of a cold front pushing to our south for the rest of the week with highs reaching the upper 80s tomorrow and mid-80s by Thursday. Dew points
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Over the past couple of days, there has been a noticeable trend in storm activity across central Missouri. Although there has not been any widespread severe weather, isolated storms each afternoon have caused brief wind gusts up to 60 mph before dissipating. Just yesterday, one of these storms occurred in the morning, and damages were
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TODAY: I’m tracking temperatures feeling like they are 100-105 degrees for areas along and south of I-70 throughout the afternoon. Isolated storms will begin around 3-5 pm, with some storms having the potential to produce brief wind gusts up to 60 mph. Temperatures will cool into the low 70s by the end of the night.
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TODAY: Tuesday is another hot day, but likely a few degrees cooler than Monday in most places. Highs in the low 90s feel more like 100-103 this afternoon. A cold front is slowly moving north to south across the region, and will have a slight impact on heat indexes today. Storms will be confined along
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Hurricane Erin is the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, reaching Category 5 storm strength on Friday with sustained winds over 157 mph. As of the 1 PM advisory today, it has weakened slightly to a Category 4 storm with sustained winds up to 140 mph. Although it has not made direct landfall, it
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the mid-70s with chances of scattered showers and storms lasting into the deeper overnight hours. Moderate downpours and gusty winds remain the primary threats. TOMORROW: Tuesday welcomes scattered showers and storm chances primarily into the early am hours. Moderate brief downpours and gusty winds remain the primary threats as a
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TODAY: I’m tracking temperatures feel like they are 100-105 degrees for all of central Missouri throughout the afternoon hours. This is why an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day is in effect until this evening. To read more about this event, visit our blog: https://abc17news.com/weather/2025/08/12/weather-alert-day-feeling-like-105-108-monday/. Isolated showers and storms will become possible by around 5-7
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An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day is in effect through Monday afternoon as dangerous heat is expected to persist through the start of the week. A Heat Advisory is in effect from through Monday for all of mid-Missouri. A combination of heat and humidity will led to heat index values between 105-108 Monday. Stay
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TODAY: Monday is another ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day, as high temperatures are once again expected in the upper 90s. This and a stubborn dew point in the low 70s will yield heat indexes in the 105-108 range today. Exercise caution outdoors, and hydrate early and often to avoid heat stroke or exhaustion. Few pop
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