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Tracking a sunny and windy Memorial Day before Tuesday storms

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Published 6:02 PM

Tonight: Winds remain gusty out of the southwest Sunday night with clear skies. The overnight low falls to 68 degrees.

Tomorrow: Temperatures quickly pick back up along with winds gusting up to 30 mph. Highs look to top out around 90 degrees with plenty of sunshine. The UV index soars to a 9.6 meaning burn times can occur in just 20 minutes if not properly equipped with SPF 30 or more.

Extended: The high pressure system currently keep Mid-Missouri dry and sunny begins to break down Tuesday morning leading to afternoon showers and storms. There is currently a risk for strong to severe storms with the main threats being large hail and strong winds. There is a small possibility of a brief spin-up tornado, but the chances are still small. Showers and thunderstorms will stick around until Thursday morning while temperatures return back to the mid-70's. Central Missouri then approaches 80 degrees as we head into the weekend.

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Chance Gotsch

Chance Gotsch grew up just south of St. Louis and moved to Columbia to attend the University of Missouri to pursue a degree in Atmospheric Sciences.

His interest in weather begin as a child when he used to be afraid of storms.

Chance joined the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team in February 2021. He is currently the weekday noon meteorologist.

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