The forecast looks increasingly active leading up to Easter Sunday, and looks to be impactful with or without severe weather. SETUP: A deep upper level trough will form over the intermountain west by late week, which will be positioned to keep us in a constant flow of warm and wet southwesterly winds aloft and at
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TODAY: Wednesday is warmer, thanks to south winds. Winds will be from the southwest sustained at 10-15 mph, gusting to 20+. We’ll have dry air as well, which will foster elevated fire risk. Do not burn today. A chance at showers will come along a warm front nudging into the region this afternoon. Wednesday’s high
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The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to 419 calls for service during March 2025, according to a BCFPD Facebook post. 159 of those were for fire-related incidents.
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When taking a look at the Columbia, Missouri climatology for Easter Sunday, the average high typically sits close to 63 degrees, and the average low a little bit closer to 42. Columbia will not be touching any of these records any time too soon. Typically we see a 42% chance of measurable precipitation. This year,
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold, lows near 40. Patchy frost possible north. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy with gusty winds and low relative humidity, increasing the fire risk again. Highs near 70. EXTENDED: Areas of patchy frost are possible north of I-70 where temperatures could drop to the upper 30s by dawn, but we’ll have a warmer
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TODAY: Tuesday is sunny and breezy. Northwest winds will be sustained near 20 mph this afternoon, gusting to 30 mph at times. This and some dry air will promote dangerous fire conditions. TONIGHT: Skies will remain clear overnight. Temperatures fall to the low 40s and upper 30s. Winds shift from the south by sunrise. EXTENDED:
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TODAY: Tuesday is sunny and breezy. Northwest winds will be sustained near 20 mph this afternoon, gusting to 30 mph at times. This and some dry air will promote dangerous fire conditions. TONIGHT: Skies will remain clear overnight. Temperatures fall to the low 40s and upper 30s. Winds shift from the south by sunrise. EXTENDED:
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Much of Mid-Missouri is getting prepared for the upcoming growing season, which actually starts off in mid-April. The main reasoning for this is going to be the date of the last freeze. Typically in Mid-Missouri, it’s on average close to April 15th. Another important part of that growing season is going to be focused on
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TONIGHT: Clearing and chilly with gusty winds up to 25 mph. Lows in the upper 30s to around 40. TOMORROW: Breezy and mostly sunny with highs in the lower 60s. Gusty winds to 25 mph could increase the fire danger with low relative humidity in place. EXTENDED: We’ll begin clearing out tonight, leading into a
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TODAY: Monday will be mostly cloudy and mostly dry. Few showers are likely to be seen on radar today, and those that are seen will struggle to get any rain to the surface thanks to a bank of dry air near the surface. Still, this keeps us gray today. Highs max out in the mid-60s
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TODAY: Monday will be mostly cloudy and mostly dry. Few showers are likely to be seen on radar today, and those that are seen will struggle to get any rain to the surface thanks to a bank of dry air near the surface. Still, this keeps us gray today. Highs max out in the mid-60s
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking winds calming down slightly and shifting into the north at 10-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Clouds will be gradually entering the area overnight as temperatures drop into the mid 50s by the end of the night. TOMORROW: I’m tracking clouds throughout the afternoon as winds continue out of the
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TODAY: Temperatures will warm sharply to the 80s aided by strong winds out of the south gusting up to 30 mph. Skies will be partly cloudy throughout the day. TOMORROW: Isolated sprinkles are possible on Monday, but nearly all will stay dry. Temperatures fall back to the 60s as cooler winds flow in from the
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking clouds beginning to enter the area with breezy winds out of the south at 12-18 mph and gusts up to 25 mph. These stronger southerly winds will keep temperatures from dropping below the low 50s by the end of the night. TOMORROW: I’m tracking temperatures rebounding into the low 80s by the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ten days after a devastating EF-2 tornado hit the city, Pilot Grove’s St. Joseph Catholic Church is looking for volunteers to help with clean up efforts. Its cleanup day event will start on Route 135 at 8 a.m. with a focus on removing debris from the fields outside of town. Lunch will
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TODAY: Warm and mostly sunny with highs approaching 70 degrees. Winds steadily increase through the day, gusting above 20 mph in the afternoon. TOMORROW: Temperatures soar to the low 80s on Sunday as southerly winds increase to 30 mph. EXTENDED: Low rain chances are possible early Monday as a cold front moves through the region,
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NASA’s newest weather satellite is the fourth and final piece of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite program, also known as GOES, which is celebrating 50 years in 2025 as the new satellite comes online. The first GOES satellite was launched in October 1975, and in the decades since, dozens of satellites have been launched under
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the second time in roughly a month, Gov. Mike Kehoe has requested FEMA to participate in joint preliminary damage assessments for counties that were damaged by storms and flooding, according to a Friday afternoon press release from the governor’s office. An EF-2 tornado ravaged Pilot Grove in Cooper County on April
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TONIGHT: Winds remain calm throughout the overnight hours switching from the north back out of the south. Lows cool to 40 degrees with mostly clear skies. TOMORROW: Saturday sees winds slowly increase to 8-12 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Highs increase near 70 degrees with mostly sunny skies. EXTENDED: Sunday sees highs into
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TODAY: Friday is cooler thanks to clouds and a light northerly breeze, leaving most of the day in the 50s. TONIGHT: Calmer winds and clearing skies overnight will promote efficient cooling as lows drop to the 40s and upper 30s. The coldest areas in northern Missouri could see patchy frost. EXTENDED: Southerly winds pick up
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