Tropical Storm Irma to track north and bring impacts to Mid-Missouri

Irma made landfall as a hurricane Sunday afternoon on the Florida Peninsula near Marco Island, Florida. Since then, Irma has been weakening, but continues to wreck havoc across the peninsula and into Georgia as it tracks north.

Thanks to the interaction with land, Irma has weakened significantly, but it’s still a dangerous storm. Monday morning the hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm as winds dropped below 75 mph. Monday at 10 AM sustained winds were 65 mph, but we continue to see wind speeds drop steadily.

The system will continue to track into the Deep South and the Tennessee River Valley through Monday and Tuesday. With this northerly track, we’ll still likely see some impacts here in Mid-Missouri.

Clouds will increase through Tuesday into Wednesday, with some isolated showers possible. Any rain see from Irma will be meager at best and will amount to less than .25 inches of rain. Most of that will be confined to areas along and south of Interstate 44. The most noticeable difference will not only be the clouds, but the breezy conditions. Winds will be gusty at times up to 25 mph through the day Tuesday.

Beyond Wednesday, warmer temperatures build into Mid-Missouri as a ridge begins to dominate. These temps will be reminiscent of summer and will bring a slight increase in humidity.

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