Weather

When it comes to the formation of storms, there are several ingredients needed. These ingredients include moisture, instability, and a lifting mechanism. The element of instability boils down to CAPE which stands for Convective, Available, Potential, Energy. This is basically a long acronym that stands for the fuel for storm growth. Increased CAPE leads to

TONIGHT: Isolated to scattered showers and storms after sunset. A few could bring heavy downpours and small hail. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the upper 70s. Scattered storms develop by early evening. Some could be strong with large hail and gusty winds up to 50-60 mph. EXTENDED: A low pressure system out

TODAY: A warm day is ahead, with mostly sunny skies this morning and partly cloudy skies this afternoon. Winds from the south will be sustained from 10-15 mph and gust up to 20-25 mph at times. Temperatures reach into the 70s. TONIGHT: Isolated storms may develop this evening. Should storms develop early enough in the

TODAY: A warm day is ahead, with mostly sunny skies this morning and partly cloudy skies this afternoon. Winds from the south will be sustained from 10-15 mph and gust up to 20-25 mph at times. Temperatures reach into the 70s. TONIGHT: Isolated storms may develop this evening. Should storms develop early enough in the

TODAY: Afternoon highs warm into the upper 60s with some areas reaching up to 70 degrees. winds remain out of the southwest at 10-15 mph with wind gusts up to 25 mph. Skies remain sunny. TONIGHT: Overnight skies remain mostly clear with winds out of the south at 5-10 mph. Lows col to the mid-40s.

TODAY: Monday will be a continuation of our warm up, with highs expected near 70 under sunny skies. TONIGHT: Clouds will gradually fill in after midnight, allowing for partly cloudy skies by sunrise Tuesday. We’ll stay mild, with temperatures falling only to mid-40s. EXTENDED: Tuesday is largely a dry day, with temperatures climbing into the

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly lows in the upper 30s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and windy with southwest gusts up to 25 mph. Strong winds and low relative humidity will increase the fire danger as highs reach the lower 70s. EXTENDED: I’m tracking another sunny day to start next week as highs reach the upper 60s

TODAY: It’ll be chilly to start the day in the upper 20s but the afternoon ends up warmer than yesterday. Lighter southwest winds and sunshine will push highs into the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Winds ramp back up out of the south on Monday, boosting temperatures even further above average. Most areas will reach the upper

TODAY: Clouds will be quick to exit after early morning, but even with sunshine temperatures are a touch below average topping out around 50 degrees. A stout breeze out of the north will push the feels-like several degrees colder. TOMORROW: Sunday starts chilly, likely even colder than the day before. But winds will switch out

TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the lower 30s with mostly cloudy skies. Winds remain out of the north at 10-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. TOMORROW: Saturday begins partly cloudy before clearing becoming mostly sunny by the later morning hours. Highs only reach into the upper 40s as winds continue out of the

TODAY: Friday will be increasingly cool, as we find ourselves on the north side of passing low pressure. We’ll start in the 50s, and end the day in the 40s around the dinner hour. Spotty showers will continue of and on through the morning, with drier weather expected in the afternoon. Some spotty showers may

TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the lower 50s with widespread showers and some rumbles of thunder. Moderate showers remain possible with heavier isolated showers possible. TOMORROW: Friday morning holds onto showers before a little dry time after 10 am. Scattered showers look to return to the region for southeastern portions of Mid-Missouri by Friday afternoon