TONIGHT: I’m tracking a mostly clear night with temperatures falling into the mid 50s by the end of the night. If you missed the Aurora Borealis yesterday, there is another opportunity tonight because of these sky conditions and continued solar flare activity. For optimal viewing conditions, get away from sources of light and look north
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With sunshine expected until the evening hours, a UV Index of 7 will be present tomorrow. This is high, meaning it will only take 30 minutes to receive a sunburn without proper protection. Pollen will be high Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday with Oak, Hickory, and Mulberry being the primary allergens present.
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TODAY: Saturday remains mostly clear and seasonal with highs in the mid-70s. Winds from the northwest will be noticeable at times gusting up to 20 mph. TOMORROW: Mother’s Day is also pleasant with highs up to 80 degrees. A few showers are possible in the evening but dinner plans should remain dry. EXTENDED: Rain spreads
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Quiet weather is finally settling in for the weekend and if conditions are clear enough overnight we may get a view of an aurora in Mid-Missouri. The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a severe (G4) geomagnetic storm watch this weekend, the first in nearly 20 years. This high-energy event could send the northern lights
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The northern lights can be seen this weekend around Mid-Missouri on Friday night, and several viewers were kindly willing to show us their views of the rare occasion. Want to show your photos on air and online? Share them with us on our share page or Facebook page. Learn more about the
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TONIGHT: Skies become partly cloudy tonight as a cold front moves through the region. Overnight lows cool to the lower 50s as winds remain out of the southwest at 4-8 mph. TOMORROW: Saturday welcomes mostly sunny skies as highs climb into the mid-70s. Winds switch out of the northwest at 10-15 mph and gusts up
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THIS AFTERNOON: Friday is still cooler with a high near 70 and a light northwest breeze shifting westerly in the evening. TONIGHT: Skies remain mostly clear overnight. The northern lights may be visible in northern Mid-MO due to a series of CMEs disrupting the atmosphere. Look to the northern horizon between 1 and 4 a.m.
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TODAY: Friday is much like Thursday, with a few extra clouds through the morning. Expect partly cloudy skies, a high near 70, and a light northwest breeze shifting westerly in the evening. TONIGHT: Winds are light tonight, and skies are partly cloudy to mostly clear. We’ll have temperatures in the low 50s. EXTENDED: Saturday starts
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TONIGHT: Gradually increasing clouds with lows in the lower 50s. Breezy with northwest wind gusts up to 20 mph. TOMORROW: Clouds gradually decrease with highs near 70. EXTENDED: Clouds will begin to roll in tonight, keeping temperatures near average in the lower 50s. We’ll see a bit more cloud cover tomorrow as a weak front
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Mid-Missouri is in the peak of severe weather season as May is typically the most active month for tornadoes in the state. This has already played out this year with a confirmed 10 tornadoes in the last week, and more surveys are still ongoing. Missouri sees an average of 14 tornadoes in May, almost double
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The UV index will be slightly lower on Friday with more clouds in the area. Pollen levels will remain high.
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THIS AFTERNOON: Thursday is cooler and somewhat breezy with a cold front tracking out. Highs will be in the 70s with a steady northwest breeze up to 15 mph. TONIGHT: Clouds may be more noticeable overnight, and some may see a quick passing light shower. Otherwise, we’re mostly dry with lows in the low 50s.
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TODAY: Thursday is partly cloudy and cooler behind the cold front tied to Wednesday’s storms. Expect a high in the low 70s. TONIGHT: Overnight, clouds may be a bit more persistent from the north, and some may see a quick passing light shower. Otherwise, we’re mostly dry, with lows in the low 50s. EXTENDED: Friday
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UPDATES: WEDNESDAY EVENING UPDATE: Severe storms have started to work southeast with very little new development. Storms that can grow upscale ahead of the cold front will have the potential of up to 1″ hail through about 9-10:00 p.m. Little has changed in the forecast this morning. A new Storm Prediction Center outlook shows higher
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TONIGHT: Severe weather exits the area before sunset. Clouds gradually clear with lows falling into the lower 50s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy with a chance for a few sprinkles in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s to around 70. EXTENDED: Severe thunderstorms are possible south of I-70 through about 7:00 p.m. as a front pushes
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The UV index will be a bit higher tomorrow with storms out of the area. Pollen levels will increase as we’ll enter a drier stretch.
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Yet another round of severe storms impacted Mid-Missouri today, with storms tracking through during the daytime. For the late morning commute and afternoon, we had reports of high winds, large hail, and a possible tornado toward I-44. Several roadways were impacted by flooding in the morning hours. In Morgan County flooding was reported on highways
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A number of power outages were reported around Mid-Missouri on Wednesday. According to the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives outage map, 568 power outages were reported in Maries County at 3:15 p.m., with 480 occurring for Three Rivers Electric Cooperative customers. The total was brought down to 306 by 5:15 p.m. Three
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TODAY: Wednesday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. It starts in the 50s, with mostly clear skies. Clouds will develop ahead of storms that bubble up just south west of mid-MO around 7-8 a.m. These will quickly grow upscale and spread into mid-Missouri, bringing a severe threat. Our main concern with these storms initially
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The UV index will be high tomorrow as sunshine could return between rounds of storms. Pollen levels will continue to be high through the end of the week.
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