Cold air is coming and fall decorations are being replaced by Christmas lights, trees are starting to look bare, and birds are becoming fewer as the days get shorter. Nature always gives us signs of the changing seasons, but can plants and animals really predict the weather? “You said maybe the crickets starting to chirp
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cranking up the heat this winter will likely drive up the cost of monthly utility bills more than last year. The National Energy Assistance Directors Association estimates heating expenses will jump 10.5% this winter and reports for Northeast and Midwest states — an $889 to $982 increase. The association found those who
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TODAY: Monday is a wet one, with scattered showers through the morning. Some will catch a brief break from rainfall through the noon to early afternoon hours, but a line of showers and storms will push in from west to east after 5 p.m. This line may pack an isolated wind and tornado threat. They
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TODAY: Monday is a wet one, with scattered showers through the morning. Some will catch a brief break from rainfall through the noon to early afternoon hours, but a line of showers and storms will push in from west to east after 5 p.m. This line may pack an isolated wind and tornado threat. They
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with rain moving in from the southwest late. Lows in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Cloudy with rain through much of the morning. We’ll have a break during the day, but wind gusts could get higher than 35 mph at times. Storms moving in by early evening. A few cloud be strong with
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Meteorology is a relatively new field, which means new weather terms pop up and spread like “megafires ” (that’s a new term coming out to describe intense and fast-growing wildfires fueled by climate change). In winter, you’ve probably also heard the term “polar vortex” more commonly in recent years to refer to cold air outbreaks. While
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TODAY: Temperatures will be mild with cloudy skies with highs reaching the low to mid-60s this afternoon. A spot shower is possible today but better rain chances hold off until late tonight. TOMORROW: Widespread showers are expected for the Monday morning commute, lasting into the late afternoon. A brief break is possible before sunset but
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking increasing clouds through the evening with breezy southerly winds at 6-10 mph and gusts up to 20 mph. Temperatures will fall into the mid to upper 40s by the end of the night. TOMORROW: I’m tracking more clouds with temperatures warming into the low to mid 60s by the afternoon hours. There
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TODAY: Highs in the lower 60s with mostly sunny skies. Winds out of the southwest could gust up to 20 mph. TOMORROW: Cloud cover increases on Sunday with similar temperatures in the 60s. Showers track in from the southwest after sundown. EXTENDED: Showers and storms are expected for the Monday morning commute with a second
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With the winter nearing, Columbia and Jefferson City snow plow crews are almost fully staffed for when snow and ice cover Mid-Missouri. The City of Columbia has 36 snow-plowing trucks in its fleet, including 14 large trucks, four smaller large trucks, four medium-sized trucks and 13 1-ton trucks. Columbia Public Works spokesperson
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the lower 40s as winds remain out of the south/ southwest at 5-10 mph and gusts up to 17 mph. Skies become partly cloudy TOMORROW: Saturday welcomes winds out of the south/ southwest at 8-12 mph and gusts up to 23 mph. Highs rise into the lower 60s with partly
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When we talk about wrap around precipitation on the backside of low pressure system, those can be a little bit different from typical frontal events. What you can typically expect with these systems is going to be focused on the western side of a cold front. Cooler air with this rain, will bring those lighter,
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THIS AFTERNOON: Sunny and mild with highs up to 60 degrees. TONIGHT: Clear with chilly lows in the upper 30s. Clouds return after midnight. EXTENDED: Temperatures inch further into the low 60s tomorrow with partly sunny skies. Cloud cover steadily increases into Sunday with a spot shower possible. Widespread showers and storms are expected on
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TODAY: Friday starts foggy. A Dense Fog advisory is in place through nearly all of the region through 9 a.m. Mostly sunny skies result after fog clears, which help us get to just near 60 for highs. Winds increase from the south by the afternoon, sustained around 5-10 mph. TONIGHT: Temperatures are chilly again overnight,
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TONIGHT: Clear with dense fog developing late. Lows in the mid-upper 30s. TOMORROW: Gradual clearing with late day sun. Highs in the low 60s. EXTENDED: Dense fog develops late, lowering visibility to around a quarter mile or less through mid-morning for much of Mid-Missouri, especially east of Highway 63. Once fog clears, we’ll see more
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THIS MORNING: Temperatures remain chilly in the 40s with morning clouds. Winds from the northwest will be gusty up to 20 mph. TODAY: Sunshine returns by the afternoon as highs struggle to reach the mid-50s. EXTENDED: Sunshine continues into the weekend bringing highs back to the 60s. Clouds fill in on Sunday ahead of rain
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THIS MORNING: Temperatures remain chilly in the 40s with morning clouds. Winds from the northwest will be gusty up to 20 mph. TODAY: Sunshine returns by the afternoon as highs struggle to reach the mid-50s. EXTENDED: Sunshine continues into the weekend bringing highs back to the 60s. Clouds fill in on Sunday ahead of rain
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The fall firearms turkey season has passed, but there is one last portion of the fall archery season left to stand beginning on November 27th. The majority of hunters who pursue this large game bird typically stick to hunting them in the spring season, but some will try their shot during the fall/ winter season.
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TONIGHT: Spotty showers exiting with lingering clouds overnight. Lows in the upper 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with gradual clearing by the end of the day. Highs in the upper 50s. EXTENDED: Rain showers are exiting Mid-Missouri, but clouds linger through the night into Thursday with stubborn stratus not diminishing until late in the day. Clouds
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THIS MORNING: Cloudy ahead of rain arriving in western Mid-MO by midmorning. Showers track slowly into central MO into the afternoon. TODAY: Mostly cloudy with rain exiting east this evening. Highs in the mid-50s. EXTENDED: Clouds linger through Thursday but sunshine returns by the afternoon. The end of the week is nice with highs near
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