High chocolate prices may spook some shoppers this Halloween season as cocoa continues to get more expensive. Cocoa prices have more than doubled in the past year due to unfavorable growing conditions in areas where cocoa is produced. West Africa, particularly Ghana and the Ivory Coast, is the primary producer of the world’s cocoa, but
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TODAY: Overcast and cool, with temperatures in the 50s. Winds will be light out of the east, blowing between 5 and 10 mph. TONIGHT: Cloudy skies will persist overnight, with temperatures remaining in the low 50s. EXTENDED: Tuesday begins dry, but rain will return by late morning and become widespread through the afternoon. Showers could
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TODAY: Monday is overcast, gloomy, and gray. Temperatures will reflect the dreary weather; staying cool -in the 50s for highs. Winds are light and from the east. Some drizzle and sprinkles will be present early, but we’ll trend drier through the morning, leaving us without rain chances by the afternoon. TONIGHT: Clouds and low level
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking rain chances exiting the region through the rest of the evening. Clouds will persist overnight as temperatures slowly cool into the low 50s and winds blow out of the southeast at 8-12 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking a cloudy but drier day as temperatures gradually warm into
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TODAY: Isolated showers in the morning, becoming more widespread by the afternoon. Rain chances will be highest south of I-70, and temperatures will be cool in the 50s across the area. Rain totals could reach half an inch south of I-70, while those up north will receive a few tenths of an inch. TOMORROW: Mostly
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking light, spotty showers continuing through the rest of the evening. Winds will blow out of the southeast at 8-12 mph with gusts up to 20 mph as temperatures drop into the low 50s by the end of the night. TOMORROW: I’m tracking isolated, light showers through the morning hours with a better
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TODAY: Cloudy and cool, with temperatures stuck in the 50s. Light scattered showers are possible throughout the day, especially in southern Missouri during the afternoon. TOMORROW: Rinse and repeat, with cool temperatures in the 50s and light rain all day. Rain amounts will be minimal, less than a quarter of an inch for most. EXTENDED:
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Forecasters are warning of catastrophic flooding as Tropical Storm Melissa moves across the Caribbean this weekend. Melissa is currently a tropical storm with winds at 65 mph, but it could become a major hurricane by Sunday, possibly reaching Category 3 or 4 strength. Melissa is stalled over warm water in the Caribbean, which will fuel
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking scattered light showers through the rest of the evening as temperatures drop into the upper 40s by the end of the night and winds blow out of the southeast at 5-8 mph with gusts up to 15 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking more shower chances increasing throughout the afternoon and evening hours. Temperatures
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TODAY: Temperatures will be cool in the 50s under clouds and rain. Scattered showers are expected throughout the afternoon, possibly becoming more spotty in the evening. You can expect wet bleachers at Friday night football games. TONIGHT: Isolated showers will continue overnight as temperatures tumble to the 40s. EXTENDED: Scattered showers persist over the weekend,
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TODAY: Friday brings back rain chances, as the outer bands of a low in the panhandle of Texas reach into the region. We’re starting dry, but clouds increasing through the morning and showers following through the day, will both work to keep us cooler than Wednesday and Thursday. Highs likely settle in the mid-50s. TONIGHT:
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear early with increasing clouds, keeping temperatures a bit warmer overnight. Lows in the lower 40s. TOMORROW: Cloudy with scattered showers. Highs in the upper 50s. EXTENDED: Clouds roll in tonight, but we remain dry overnight before showers move in on Friday morning. A cut off low pressure system spins to our south
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Fall colors are behind schedule this year and may not be as brilliant as in the past, thanks to a warming and changing climate. This year was a good example of how different fall looks and feels as summer heat stretches longer and the fall cooldown hits more abruptly later in the season. Temperatures have
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TODAY: Sunny and mild with highs in the mid-60s. Winds will be much lighter from the northwest between 5 and 10 mph. TONIGHT: Clear through sunset, but upper level clouds roll in late overnight. Clouds will keep lows a few degrees higher in the low 40s. EXTENDED: Light rain arrives in southwestern Missouri by early
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TODAY: Skies are mostly sunny today, with highs once again striking mid-60s after another frosty start for some. Winds are light and variable at times, but generally from the north. TONIGHT: Skies remain mostly clear until late overnight when some high clouds move in. Temperatures will be chilly again Thursday night, but not as cold
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with frost possible for areas along and north of Highway 24. Lows in the mid-upper 30s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and pleasant with highs in the mid-60s. EXTENDED: A Frost Advisory is in effect overnight along and north of Highway 24 where temperatures could drop to around or below 36 degrees. Tomorrow is
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It’s that time of the year when cooler mornings arrive, and overnight frosts/freezes become more likely. The first frost in Central Missouri is slightly behind schedule, though, as areas like Columbia typically experience this event by October 20th. Areas to the north, like Macon and Moberly, usually experience their first frost even earlier in the
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TODAY: I’m tracking temperatures warming into the mid 60s as sunshine persists in the area. Winds will blow out of the northwest at 8-12 mph with gusts up to 15 mph as temperatures cool into the upper 30s by the end of the night. TOMORROW: I’m tracking another sunny day as temperatures warm into the
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TODAY: As high pressure slides into the region today, we’re nearly frosty at daybreak. This will give way to 60s over the course of the day. We’re less windy today; sustained from the west at 10-15 mph, gusting to 20 mph at most. Skies remain sunny. TONIGHT: Clear skies drop us quickly after sunset. At
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear as winds die down. Lows in the upper 30s to around 40. Patchy frost possible in low lying areas. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and comfortable with highs in the mid-70s. EXTENDED: Winds finally die down tonight as the surface high pressure gets overhead, allowing temperatures to drop into the upper 30s to around
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