Yes. You read that right. On October 5th, the radar at the National Weather Service Office in Norman, Oklahoma detected a swarm of butterflies being pushed along by a strong fall cold front. What looked like a thin line of storms were actually thousands of Monarch butterflies being driven southward (as well as hundreds of
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TONIGHT: Showers tapering off. Mostly clear skies, lows in the upper 30s. Cold out the door in the morning. WEDNESDAY: Clouds will be the main feature on Wednesday, along with a steady northwesterly breeze keeping things feeling more like a late-fall day across mid-Missouri. Expect temperatures in the low to mid 50s throughout the day.
Continue Reading TUESDAY: We’ll see two windows of rain chances, the first this morning. Along and north of HWY 24 could see some spot showers, but those will quickly move to our northeast. Our better chance for showers will be along a cold front moving through later this afternoon. There’s a good chance a healthy majority of
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds, spot shower or storm late. Lows in the mid-50s. TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy to start, becoming more clear by later in the day. Chance of a shower or storm. Highs in the upper 60s. EXTENDED: The weak cold front will move through on Tuesday, leaving us with a stiff northwest breeze and clearing
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Some parts of mid-Missouri woke up to a thick layer of fog this morning, while some saw clear blue skies to start the day. Why was that? Well, for starters, we need to have an understanding as to why fog forms… and it’s many differing types. In general when we forecast fog, we look at
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THIS AFTERNOON: Quiet fall weather continues. Expect highs in the upper 60s/low 70s with lots of sun. TONIGHT: Clouds will increase overnight, temperatures don’t get quite as chilly. Expect low 50s out the door in the morning. EXTENDED: Southerly winds overnight into Tuesday will lead to an increase in moisture across the region, cloudy skies
Continue Reading MONDAY: Things remain quiet starting off the week, with temperatures topping out in the upper 60s and low 70s with plentiful sunshine. TONIGHT: We’ll stay quiet and mostly clear to start out the night, but clouds will increase toward the early morning, with slight rain chances entering the forecast. The morning batch looks like nothing
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SUNDAY NIGHT: We’re expecting another cool night following our beautiful Sunday. Lows will once again hover near 40 degrees with clear skies. MONDAY: Another sunny, fall-like day is ahead of us with temperatures stretching near the mid-60’s. EXTENDED: Sunshine and pleasant temperatures will stretch into the day Monday, however, Monday night into Tuesday morning we
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SUNDAY: Staying bright, sunny and seasonal for your Sunday with a high’s in the mid-60’s. SUNDAY NIGHT: Clear skies carry us through the overnight hours with a low around 40 degrees. EXTENDED: Heading into the work week you can expect the sunny and seasonal conditions to continue but Monday night into Tuesday morning we will
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SATURDAY NIGHT: Staying clear overnight with low’s in the lower 40’s. SUNDAY: Clear skies with temperatures warming into the mid-60’s EXTENDED: We start next week off dry and mild with highs in the upper 60s. Clouds build at night ahead of our next front that will bring a slight chance of rain Monday night into
Continue Reading SATURDAY: Starting off cold with wind chills in the mid-20s, warming into the lower 60s. Breezy but sunny and clear. SATURDAY NIGHT: Staying clear overnight with low’s in the lower 40’s. EXTENDED: Winds remain from the southwest heading into Sunday, but it’s still a chilly start around 40 on Sunday morning. We warm into the
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold, lows in the low 30s. Patchy frost likely. SATURDAY: Starting off cold with wind chills in the mid-20s, warming into the upper 50s to low 60s. Breezy and sunny. EXTENDED: Winds remain from the southwest heading into Sunday, but it’s still a chilly start around 40 on Sunday morning. We
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FRIDAY: We’ll start off the day with a few showers left in Mid-Missouri, but things will move out of the area later this morning before sunshine takes back over. While we’ll see sunny skies, temperatures are going to struggle to get out of the 40s and will feel even cooler than that factoring in a
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Columbia is prepping for winter and will showcase the winter weather facilities at the annual Snow Palooza open house Thursday. During the event the city opened up its winter weather facilities and equipment for the public to get an up close look and talk about snow-fighting operations with engineers, plow drivers and support personnel. “Winter
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TONIGHT: Showers and thunderstorms continue through mid-late evening as the cold front tracks across Mid-Missouri. Lows fall into the low 40s. FRIDAY: Cloudy with a few early showers and chilly. Highs in the upper 40s. EXTENDED: It’s a breezy end to the work week with wind chills on Friday afternoon and evening in the 30s.
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A potent fall weather system is upon us as we wrap up the work week in Mid-Missouri. Snow has been falling across the Rockies and central Plains, and that cool air will move into our area by Friday. Showers and thunderstorms have been ongoing across central Missouri since early Thursday morning, bringing between 1-3″ of
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THURSDAY: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, some may be strong toward evening. Highs in the low to mid 70s with breezy conditions. TONIGHT: Temperatures will cool off into the middle 40s with showers sticking around overnight. EXTENDED: The bigger story with this storm system will be the punch of cold air coming for Friday. Temperatures look
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TONIGHT: Scattered showers early, mostly cloudy. Lows near 60. THURSDAY: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, some may be strong toward evening. Highs in the mid-70s. EXTENDED: A strong cold front moves into the area Thursday, bringing showers and storms for the morning commute. This first wave of activity moves east early in the day, giving us
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WEDNESDAY: Clouds will be on the increase throughout the day. We could see some afternoon showers move in after 2 PM. Highs will make it into the low 70s . TONIGHT: Those rain chances stick around into the overnight, increasing toward daybreak. Plenty of cloud cover will keep temperatures in the mid to upper 50s
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cool. Lows in the upper 40s to around 50. WEDNESDAY: Increasing clouds, late day shower possible. Highs in the low to mid-70s. EXTENDED: A strong cold front approaches the area on Thursday, bringing a good chance for showers and thunderstorms. The atmosphere will be primed for a few strong storms as
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