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Significant river flooding possible again this spring

February 23, 2020 2:00 PM Jessica Hafner

Conditions within the Missouri Basin are similar to what played out last year, with a widespread snowpack along with above-average liquid water content.

Another sun-splashed day to carry us into the weekend

February 21, 2020 4:52 AM Kevin Schneider

FRIDAY: High pressure is calling the shots today, and that spells a cold start but plenty of sunshine to make up for it today. As that high slides to the southeast, winds will return out of a southerly direction, helping temperatures into the low 40s. TONIGHT: Mostly clear skies stick around tonight with lows backing

Tracking a gradual warm up, rain for the weekend

February 20, 2020 3:33 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Mostly clear with light winds. Temperatures fall into the low to mid-teens. FRIDAY: Mostly sunny and a little warmer. Highs in the low 40s. EXTENDED: Winds pick up and sunshine returns on Saturday, helping to bring temperatures up even more during the day with highs approaching the mid-50s. Clouds build back in on Saturday

MORE SIGNS OF SPRING: Snow geese flight on radar

February 20, 2020 5:29 PM Luke Victor

Earlier this week talked about signs of an early spring popping up across parts of the country. We’re getting more signs here in the midwest. A tweet by the St. Louis National Weather Service featured a radar loop showing what looked like rain, was actually a flock of migratory waterfowl, most likely snow geese. A

Another cold night, frost possible

February 20, 2020 1:12 PM Luke Victor

THIS AFTERNOON: It’s a cold afternoon with temperatures in the twenties and wind chills in the teens. Bundle up for any afternoon/evening plans! TONIGHT: Temperatures will be cold overnight. Many will fall into the low teens and upper single digits. With clear skies and light winds, patchy frost is possible by morning. EXTENDED: After a cold start

Tracking the return of cold weather

February 20, 2020 4:34 AM Kevin Schneider

THURSDAY: Clouds look to favor our southern counties this morning as this disturbance moves to our south. Sunshine will make a return gradually but temperatures will struggle to get back to the freezing mark with steady north winds. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall back into the teens under clear skies tonight. Wind chills may dip into the

Tracking cold wind chills for Thursday

February 19, 2020 3:33 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy, getting windy. Lows in the low 20s, wind chills falling to near 10 degrees. THURSDAY: Clouds gradually decrease, but it stays windy, keeping highs in the low 30s. Wind chills remain in the teens to around 20 during the day. EXTENDED: Thursday night is quite cold as winds begin to diminish under

What you need to know as severe weather season ramps up

February 19, 2020 6:18 PM Luke Victor

Severe weather will be increasing over the next several months and our weather team figured a refresher on severe weather would be important– especially considering how we haven’t seen much activity so far this winter. Severe storms are categorized as thunderstorms which produce winds in excess of 58 mph and hail of 1″ diameter or

Chilly air overnight, flurries possible in western mid-MO

February 19, 2020 11:24 AM Luke Victor

THIS AFTERNOON: Sunshine will continue throughout the afternoon hours, but clouds will generally take over later this evening. Temperatures will remain on the chilly side– in the upper 30s and low 40s. TONIGHT: Clouds will remain thick tonight, with a few flurries possible in SW mid-Missouri overnight. Lows fall into the low to mid 20s. EXTENDED: The streak

Tracking more sunshine to start off

February 19, 2020 3:15 AM Kevin Schneider

WEDNESDAY: Sunshine will greet us out the door this morning, but clouds will increase later in the day. Highs still look to make it to near 40 this afternoon with that north wind keeping up. TONIGHT: Clouds stick around overnight, but those northerly winds keep funneling that cool air in. Overnight lows fall to near

Tracking cold next few nights, rain by the weekend

February 18, 2020 3:14 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold with lows in the upper teens to low 20s. WEDNESDAY: Increasing clouds and chilly, highs in the upper 30s. EXTENDED: Arctic high pressure stifles another potential weather system Wednesday night into Thursday, but more cloud cover is expected as moisture saturates the atmosphere above us. This will keep temps in

“Spring” blooms early across southeast U.S.

February 18, 2020 5:25 PM Luke Victor

An article published by the USA-National Phenology Network revealed that spring has gotten off to a very fast start across the southeast United States. Vegetation has begun showing signs of spring-leafing as far north as central Arkansas and Tennessee. They also indicated that this has been the earliest this leafing has occurred in nearly 40

In and out of the clouds, chilly this week

February 18, 2020 1:11 PM Luke Victor

THIS AFTERNOON: Northerly winds will continue to keep us cool this afternoon. Sunshine will help it feel warmer. Highs expected to top out in the lows 40s. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies will lead to a cooler night with a slight breeze. Lows fall back to the low 20s. EXTENDED: We’ll start out Wednesday with sunshine, but high and

Tracking cooler air returning today

February 18, 2020 5:13 AM Kevin Schneider

TUESDAY: Steady north winds will be the driver in our weather today. They look to hold afternoon highs in the upper 30s and low 40s as clouds look to filter out of mid-Missouri by this afternoon. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies will lead to a cooler night with a slight breeze. Lows fall back to the

Tracking a big cool down, quiet week

February 17, 2020 3:51 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a few spotty showers. Lows in the low 30s. TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy and much cooler. Highs in the upper 30s to around 40. EXTENDED: Arctic high pressure slides in from the north behind the cold front that is moving south tonight. Stubborn clouds are slow to leave on Tuesday, but as

Tracking shower chances to start the week

February 17, 2020 4:58 AM Kevin Schneider

MONDAY: Rain chances are returning to mid-Missouri. Scattered showers will dot the morning through the evening hours so keep the umbrella handy today. Highs make it into the low to mid 50’s. TONIGHT: Those scattered showers will come to an end from west to east by midnight as a cold front moves through. The cold

Gloomy Monday ahead

February 16, 2020 6:01 PM Maddie Est

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Low’s in the mid 30’s. TOMORROW: Spotty showers are possible early in the morning due to a cold front moving through mid-Missouri, however, our chances to see some rainfall will increase as we move through the afternoon. These rain showers will leave us with minimal accumulation as we move into Monday night. Highs

A comfortable Sunday forecast

February 16, 2020 4:13 AM Jehnna Azzara

SUNDAY: Patchy fog possible to start the day turning into mostly cloudy skies by noon. Highs are in the mid 40’s. SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Low’s in the mid 30’s. EXTENDED: Rain chances will start the work week off. However, the certainty with this system is still up in the air just a bit. Chances

Residents say Columbia road is prone to crashes in winter weather

February 15, 2020 6:46 AM Ben Fein

Silvey Street in Columbia remains closed Saturday after a crash Friday night.

Weekend warm-up continues

February 15, 2020 6:27 PM Maddie Est

TONIGHT: Clouds will clear slightly for a brief period of time before building back in to start out our Sunday. Lows will be in the upper 20s. TOMORROW: Cloud coverage is persistent throughout the day, and temperatures will continue to warm to the upper 40s. EXTENDED: Our next system is set to move through Monday, and this cold