Every summer, Australia deals with wildfires due to westerly winds which draw desert air from the center of the nation. These “westerlies” are cause by a phenomenon called the Indian Ocean Dipole or “IOD.” The IOD is defined by a distribution of water temperatures across the Indian Ocean. The IOD can either be in positive,
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered light snow showers late. Little to no accumulation expected. Lows near 30. SATURDAY: Morning flurries with decreasing clouds during the day. Highs in the upper 30s to around 40. EXTENDED: Winds shift back southwest Saturday night into Sunday, bringing warmer temperatures to the area by Sunday afternoon. Wind gusts get
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THIS AFTERNOON: Clouds continue to hold strong across mid-Missouri. Temperatures are chilly, in the upper 30s and low 40s. Some sun make peek through later in the afternoon. TONIGHT:Â An upper level disturbance is rotating out of central Iowa tonight. This system will bring a chance at a couple snow showers overnight. Impacts are not expected
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FRIDAY: Clouds will stick around for a majority of today. That combined with some cooler air being pushed in will keep highs in the low 40s. TONIGHT: We’re tracking another disturbance diving through the Upper Midwest that could bring a few flurries overnight. Accumulations will be hard to come by on grassy, elevated surfaces. Lows
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If you have any whether questions, don’t hesitate to ask! luke.victor@kmiz.com or weather@kmiz.com I got a question in an e-mail on Tuesday– a viewer asked why river flood warnings get issued, and it may not come up in a news story or our weather forecasts. This viewer wondered if damaged levees were to blame. While
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TONIGHT: Cloudy and cool with lows falling into the mid-30s. A few showers possible south of I-44. FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy, breezy, and much cooler with highs in the low 40s. Evening flurries possible, mainly north and east. EXTENDED: Any snow showers quickly move east early Saturday morning, not giving us much time to accumulate snow.
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TONIGHT: Broken clouds will remain for most of the viewing area through the evening. Temperatures will remain chilly but above normal, falling through the 40s. Rain chances will be limited but spotty sprinkles south of I-70 are possible. FRIDAY: An early morning cold front will bring steady northwesterly winds through the morning. Temperatures will start out
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THURSDAY: Clouds return but the mild temperatures stick around with highs reaching the low to mid 50s again. TONIGHT: Some of our southeastern counties pick up a chance of light showers overnight. Lows will fall into the mid to upper 30s. EXTENDED: This system looks to bring some colder air in addition to those rain
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear, lows in the upper 30s. THURSDAY: Increasing clouds, highs in the lower 50s. EXTENDED: Clouds return as moisture increases Thursday, with rain likely holding off until evening as it spreads northwest from southern Missouri. A cold front slides through Thursday night into Friday, dropping temperatures into the low 40s
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NEW YEAR’S DAY: Lots of sunshine will warm us into the lower 50s. TONIGHT: Some clouds will move back into the area. Lows in the upper 30s. EXTENDED: Showers begin Thursday evening into Friday, ending as light snow showers through Saturday morning. Previously, we had anticipated more moisture moving into our area during the day
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly, winds diminish. Lows in the upper 20s. NEW YEAR’S DAY: Mostly sunny and warmer. Breezy, highs in the low 50s. EXTENDED: Clouds return to the area on Thursday as a deep trough digs south across the Midwest, bringing unsettled weather through the end of the week. Showers begin Thursday evening
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TODAY: Clouds begin clearing, and highs will be in the lower 40s. Wind chill is still a factor with winds coming from the west at ~15 mph. The “feels like” temperatures will remain in the 20s. TONIGHT: The winds finally start to calm, and by late this evening conditions will be cool and clear. Lows
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and breezy with lows in the upper 20s. Wind chills in the teens. TUESDAY: Clouds gradually diminish, highs reach the upper 30s. Wind chills in the 20s. EXTENDED: We finally see a wind shift by Wednesday, bringing temperatures back into the upper 40s to around 50 with sunshine. Another disturbance will slide
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MONDAY: Mostly cloudy and windy. Highs in the mid 30s. Wind chills in the upper teens to lower 20s. TONIGHT: Winds continue to gust as temperatures drop into the upper 20s for a low. Clouds begin to clear slowly. EXTENDED: Things remain calm and cool as we end 2019. The New Year will bring us
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and breezy with a few spot showers or flurries. Lows in the upper 20s to around 30. Wind chills falling into the upper teens MONDAY: Mostly cloudy and windy. Highs in the upper 30s. Wind chills in the low to mid-20s. EXTENDED: Gusty winds continue into Tuesday with temperatures climbing into the
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SUNDAY: We’re drying out this morning, but we’ll have an outside chance of picking up a spot sprinkle this afternoon and evening. Temperatures after a mild start this morning will struggle to warm up much from where they start, into the middle 50s. TONIGHT: The day will be breezy, but those winds pick up a
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TONIGHT: Widespread showers and a few storms likely past midnight. A few isolated thunderstorms could become severe with a risk for damaging winds. Lows in the upper 40s to around 50. SUNDAY: Clouds hold and it’s still mild before the cold front cools us down at night. Highs in the mid-upper 50s. Lows in the
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SATURDAY: We’ll stay mostly cloudy today with shower and thunderstorm chances increasing this afternoon and evening. Highs will top out in the low 60s, which could fuel some storms later today, with an outside chance one or two becomes strong with some gusty winds possible. TONIGHT: Showers and thunderstorms hold on into the overnight hours
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a few spot showers. Temperatures drop into the low 40s and rise overnight. SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy with showers increasing by late afternoon. Thunderstorms possible by evening. Rain amounts between 1″ and 1.5″. Highs in the low 60s. EXTENDED: A warm front lifting across the state overnight will actually warm temperatures back
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FRIDAY: Cooler air is back to visit this morning and looks to stick around this afternoon as highs make it into the upper 40s—still above average but not what we’ve gotten used to this week with a mix of sun and clouds. TONIGHT: We could see a spot shower here and there but many of
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