TONIGHT: Partly cloudy and muggy with lows in the lower 70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the low to mid-90s. Heat index values between 100-105. EXTENDED: Scattered showers and storms will continue to diminish as we lose daytime heating, with mostly clear skies and light winds overnight. It will be a muggy
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TODAY: I’m tracking ongoing showers and storms throughout the morning hours near I-44, but most will begin dry and warm as temperatures start in the low 70s. By the afternoon hours, temperatures are expected to get into the low 90s, with humidity making it feel like it is around 100. Scattered storms are expected to
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking a slight chance for a scattered shower tonight, but most will stay dry. Expect temperatures to dip to the mid 70s among partly cloudy skies. TOMORROW: Chances for a scattered shower become more widespread tomorrow afternoon, but nothing prolonged is in the forecast. Expect conditions to clear overnight. It’ll be another hot
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TODAY: I’m tracking a warm, quiet start to the day as temperatures begin in the low to mid 70s. By the afternoon hours, mostly sunny conditions and breezy winds at 8-12 mph, gusting up to 20 mph, will help temperatures get into the low 90s, although humidity will make it feel closer to 100 during
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Governor Mike Kehoe announced Friday that he is asking for local, state and federal damage assessments from flash flooding and storms over July 9-11. The request comes in advance of an expected request for a federal disaster declaration. Kehoe said in a news release that the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and
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TONIGHT: Quiet and mild, with mostly clear skies and lows in the lower 70s. TOMORROW: Hot and muggy, with a heat index around 100 degrees. A pop-up storm is possible, but almost everyone will stay dry. EXTENDED: A Heat Advisory will go into effect this weekend for parts of Mid-Missouri for a heat index around
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Summer heat means blasting the air conditioning, hunting for shady parking spots, and heading to the pool. But while we do everything we can to escape the soaring temperatures, the everyday items we leave behind in our vehicles are trapped in an absolute pressure cooker. It does not take a triple-digit heatwave to turn your
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TODAY: I’m tracking isolated chances of storms throughout the afternoon hours, but most will be experiencing sunshine as temperatures warm into the upper 80s, and humidity makes it feel like it is in the mid-90s. Winds will be out of the southwest at 5-10 mph, gusting up to 15 mph. TONIGHT: I’m tracking a quiet
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TODAY: Friday is partly cloudy with a chance for isolated storms this afternoon. Temperatures are expected to reach the upper 80s with less rain coverage than on Thursday. Winds are light from the southwest. TONIGHT: Any shower or storm that develops today will dry up at sunset, leaving us dry and mostly clear overnight. EXTENDED:
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TONIGHT: Storms fizzle out after sunset, and skies remain partly cloudy. Lows fall to the low 70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny, and hot and humid, with a heat index in the mid-90s. Isolated storms are possible, but almost everyone will stay dry. EXTENDED: The heat keeps rising this weekend, with a heat index near 100 degrees
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On Tuesday, the Sunshine Protection Act was passed by the House, sending the legislation to the Senate. This bill would make daylight saving time, the time we are currently in, permanent, meaning you would no longer need to “fall back” by setting your clocks back one hour during the fall season. Our clocks would stay
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TODAY: I’m tracking a hot afternoon as temperatures warm into the upper 80s, with dewpoints making it feel closer to the mid-90s for most. Scattered, short-lived storms will be possible throughout the majority of the afternoon, with heavy downpours, lightning, and gusty winds being the main concerns, but there will be plenty of dry time
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TODAY: Thursday is a bit wetter than Wednesday was for many. Deeper atmospheric moisture and a few upper-level disturbances will pivot through the region on Thursday and Friday. This will present us with isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms starting anytime after noon, and lasting through roughly sunset. These storms are expected to be small,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Representative Cameron Parker’s efforts to get a law passed on camp safety regulations didn’t come to fruition in 2026. But she said she’ll try again , spurred on in part by recent floods and a camp evacuation in southeast Missouri. During the 2026 legislative session, Parker filed House Bill 3142, which establishes
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear to partly cloudy and warm with lows in the lower 70s. TOMORROW: Scattered storms and humid with heat index values in the upper 90s. EXTENDED: The upper level pattern begins to shift as high pressure moves east and a wave of low pressure moves in our direction from the southeast. These two
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Millions of people from the Great Lakes to the East Coast are breathing hazy air this week, and the source is hundreds of miles away. Thick smoke from dozens of wildfires burning across Ontario and northern Minnesota is streaming into the U.S., pushing poor air quality into the Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic for an estimated
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THIS AFTERNOON: Isolated storms are possible south of Hwy 50, with lots of dry time elsewhere. High temperatures climb to the upper 80s with a heat index in the low 90s. TONIGHT: Storms will fizzle out quickly after sunset, leaving skies mostly clear. Lows fall to the lower 70s. EXTENDED: More pop-up storms are possible
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TODAY: Wednesday is another mild and dry day for most, with partly cloudy skies and highs in the upper 80s. Isolated storms are expected on Wednesday afternoon, south of Highway 50. No severe weather is forecast, but lightning and thunder will be possible. TONIGHT: Storms and clouds will collapse with sunset, leaving us mostly clear
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild with lows in the upper 60s to around 70. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with an isolated shower or storm across southern Missouri. Highs in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: High pressure begins to slowly move to the east while low pressure spins across Texas by mid-week. We’ll be at the top edge
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Missouri’s top insurance regulator, Angela Nelson, is urging homeowners to understand their flood risk and insurance policies after a rare flash flood emergency last Friday, July 10, brought torrential rainfall and widespread flooding to parts of south-central Missouri. The emergency prompted significant rescue efforts in affected areas. Missouri’s geography, with its numerous rivers, makes the
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