From May to October, severe generally tends to wane across the United States. However, when you look at tornado data between 1950-2011, November sees a brief spike in tornadic activity during this time. Why is that? Well, during the spring and summer, we see a lot more sunshine, which means we have much warmer and
Continue Reading TONIGHT: Skies begin to clear, getting chilly. Breezy with lows in the low to mid-40s. TUESDAY: Mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the upper 50s. EXTENDED: Wednesday is our nicest day of the work week with sunshine and highs in the mid-60s in advance of our next surface cold front. That front arrives late
Continue Reading THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny skies with gusty winds. Temperatures hold in the middle 50s. TONIGHT: With mostly clear skies overhead, temperatures tumble into the low 40s . EXTENDED: We stay settled into Tuesday, but will be a few degree cooler in the afternoon with highs only managing the upper 50s. It still looks breezy through
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SUNDAY NIGHT: Showers and thunderstorms will be headed our way and enter the viewing area around midnight and could linger into the morning commute. The highest chances for severe weather are barely stretching into our southernmost counties, which are under a slight risk for severe storms. The rest of mid-Missouri is under a marginal risk
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SUNDAY: We have a DENSE FOG ADVISORY issued until 11 AM for the entire viewing area. Visibility will be less than a quarter of a mile for some places. This fog will lift as we head into the afternoon and leave us partly cloudy for our Sunday. Highs will be in the upper 60’s and
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When the roads are wet from rain, drivers are encouraged to exercise extra caution. We previously reported that Mid-Missouri drivers have been involved in almost 30,000 rain-related car crashes in the past three years, according to records maintained by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Tonya Brimer was driving through Columbia on Saturday and said she
Continue Reading TONIGHT: We’ll see this cloud cover start to filter out, helping us cool off a few degrees more. With some cooler temperatures and more moisture in the air from light rain earlier today, we’ll see some patchy fog developing by tomorrow morning. SUNDAY: That fog will eventually lift closer toward 10 AM, bringing the return
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SATURDAY: Rain possible through early evening hours. Highs near 60. SATURDAY NIGHT: Cloudy and then gradually clearing to become partly cloudy. Fog is expected into the early morning hours. Lows are going to be in the mid 40’s. EXTENDED: Sunday is beautiful and breezy with highs in the low 70s. Showers and thunderstorms arrive late,
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds, cool. Lows in the upper 40s. SATURDAY: Rain likely through mid-late afternoon. Highs near 60. EXTENDED: Rain moves out by late afternoon Saturday, leaving us with clouds for the rest of Saturday night. This will keep things mild in advance of our next front on Sunday night. Sunday is beautiful and breezy
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On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center released their Winter 2019-2020 outlook for the United States. Two key features come to play for mid-Missouri in their report. They expect temperatures throughout the 3-month period to settle out near normal. This doesn’t imply that it will be warm necessarily, but that there
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THIS AFTERNOON: Passing clouds are expected this afternoon, with temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s . TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies will increase across the area overnight as showers look to build into the region throughout the morning Saturday. Lows fall into the upper 40s and low 50s . EXTENDED: Rain showers look to
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FRIDAY: We’ll see some passing clouds early on today, but should start thinning out more toward the afternoon. Highs will be in the low 70s . TONIGHT: Any evening plans look to be ok, but we are going to be tracking some showers toward daybreak. Lows fall to near 50. EXTENDED: Those showers will affect
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cool, lows in the mid-40s. FRIDAY: Mostly sunny, few late day clouds. Highs near 70. EXTENDED: Warmer temperatures prevail over the next few days as we’re underneath a ridge in the jet stream. A weak front slides through early Saturday, bringing a chance for rain through midday. Rain amounts will be
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THURSDAY: A very nice, Fall day on tap after a cold start with highs in the low to mid 60s . TONIGHT: Clouds will move in overnight, along with continued southerly winds helping prop up temperatures in the middle and upper 40s for lows. EXTENDED: Which will get us off to a head start on
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Mid-Missourians may remember the vibrant colors changes that trees underwent last year. Our dry summer, followed by the relatively mild transition to fall help bolster a beautiful sight across the state as trees began to prepare for (what ended up being) a long winter ahead. We’re already back to that time of year when trees
Continue Reading TONIGHT: Clouds clear, chilly with lows in the upper 30s. THURSDAY: Mostly sunny, highs in the low to mid-60s. EXTENDED: Temperatures gradually warm into the 70s by Friday, but clouds begin to increase ahead of our next front that will bring rain overnight Friday into Saturday. Rain exits by midday Saturday, leaving us with a
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THIS AFTERNOON: Cloudy skies will be the main feature this afternoon, with more bits of sunshine peeking in later on. Temperatures will be chilly, in the mid 50s . TONIGHT: Clouds will thin out tonight leaving us to cool off back into the middle 30s by daybreak with wind chills feeling like the low 30s
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WEDNESDAY: We’re getting off to a cool start this morning, and temperatures won’t recover too much by this afternoon, only managing the mid to upper 50s under partly cloudy skies. TONIGHT: Clouds will thin out tonight leaving us to cool off back into the middle 30s by daybreak with wind chills feeling like the low
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TONIGHT: Clouds gradually decreasing and becoming chilly. Breezy with lows in the upper 30s to around 40. WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny and chilly with highs in the mid-50s. EXTENDED: The brief chill doesn’t last long as an upper level ridge builds over us to end the work week, and temperatures climb into the upper 60s to
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