This week’s heat wave is doing more than just making people uncomfortable. The heat index, or what the air actually feels like when you combine temperature and humidity, is climbing past 105 degrees in some areas. That number is a critical threshold. Once the heat index crosses 105, the body’s natural cooling systems can start
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny and dangerously hot, with a heat index above 100 degrees in some spots. Winds from the south will be steady at 5 to 10 mph, with gusts up to 20 mph. TONIGHT: Hot in the evening, with the heat index above 90 degrees through sunset. Temperatures fall to the 70s overnight
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TODAY: It’s another toasty day, with highs in the 90s and heat indexes in the 100-105 degree range. Temperatures will be nearly identical to Sunday’s, if not a degree or two warmer. Winds from the south will again be gusty, sustained around 10-15 mph, gusting as high as 25 mph at times. Mostly sunny skies
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear, hot, and humid with lows in the mid-70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny, hot, and humid with highs in the low 90s. Heat index values between 103-105. EXTENDED: The ridge of upper high pressure will be at its strongest on Tuesday, marking the hottest day in the low to mid-90s with a heat index
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TODAY: I’m tracking a warm, humid start to the day as temperatures begin in the mid-70s and dewpoints sit in the low 70s. Temperatures by the afternoon are expected to get into the low 90s, but the excessive moisture in the air will make it feel like it is in the low 100s across the
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TONIGHT: Scattered showers and storms linger overnight, with mild temperatures in the 70s. TOMORROW: Brutally hot and humid, with highs soaring to the 90s, and the heat index near 100 degrees. Expect sunny skies and a steady southwest breeze at 5 to 15 mph, with gusts up to 25 mph. EXTENDED: A dangerous heat wave
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TODAY: Fog is ongoing early Saturday morning, and may persist through mid-morning in the north. Rain chances are increasing for Saturday, with isolated to scattered thunderstorms through the day. Scattered rain and mostly cloudy skies will keep highs in the mid-80s. Dry time will be had, but in between storm chances. TONIGHT: Showers and thunderstorms
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FRIDAY EVENING UPDATE A Flood Watch remains in effect for several counties in southern Mid-Mo until 7 a.m. Saturday morning for an isolated threat of flash flooding. Some parts of the area received 1 to 2 inches of rainfall on Friday, and an additional inch of rain is possible into Saturday. Isolated storms persist overnight
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TONIGHT: Scattered storms through sunset, with more isolated activity overnight. Watch for flooded roads as an additional 1 to 2 inches of rain is possible Friday evening. TOMORROW: Isolated storms, especially early, with more dry time in the afternoon. Conditions will be hot and humid, with highs in the mid-80s. EXTENDED: Rain chances come to
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TONIGHT: Scattered to widespread storms with heavy rain and lightning. Isolated strong winds possible. Lows in the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Scattered storms, especially early. Highs in the upper 70s to around 80. EXTENDED: Scattered storms have started to fill in along a cold front and are slow moving along the stalled front with little to
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If you’ve stepped outside into your backyard after sunset recently, you’ve likely noticed a spectacular display. The Mid-Missouri landscape is practically glowing, with thousands of lightning bugs putting on one of the most active, brilliant nighttime shows we’ve seen in years. It feels magical, but it isn’t magic; it’s meteorology. While midwestern folklore often claims
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THIS AFTERNOON: An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day has been issued for flash flooding as storms develop this afternoon and evening. Hot and humid ahead of the rain, with highs near 80 degrees. TONIGHT: Widespread storms are expected overnight, with a Flood Watch in effect through Friday morning for most of the area. 1
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TODAY: Thursday will start with a chance for a few showers and thunderstorms, but these may dissipate by sunrise. Generally dry conditions are expected through Thursday morning and into the midday, but rain chances will gradually increase through the afternoon. Amid partly to mostly cloudy skies and dry time, highs are expected in the low-to-mid
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TONIGHT: Patchy fog with a few spotty storms. Mild and muggy with lows in the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy with isolated storms early, followed by widespread heavy rain and storms by evening. Highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: We’ll have a chance for a spot storm tomorrow during the day, but more widespread rain
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When checking the weather app during an active summer week, a simple rain icon rarely tells the whole story. If you glance at the radar and see storms lining up across Central Missouri, you might hear meteorologists using the term “training”. It is a word that frequently pops up in flash flood warnings, but what
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THIS AFTERNOON: Cloudy, with isolated storms popping up throughout the afternoon and evening. Highs remain near 80. TONIGHT: Spotty showers and storms persist overnight, and temperatures fall to the 60s. EXTENDED: Scattered rain continues through Thursday with a front stalled over the area, and a disturbance will track along this front on Thursday evening, increasing
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TODAY: High temperatures are again expected near 80 degrees, with chances for showers and thunderstorms as weak south winds shift to the west by late morning, and from the north for some by the evening. Coverage of showers and storms is uncertain as the approaching cold front that drives rain chances looks increasingly weak, likely
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A historic heat dome is sitting over Europe, and it’s been breaking records in several countries for days. In France, Tuesday was officially the hottest day ever recorded in the country’s history. Météo-France, the weather service in France, reported on social media that a thermometer in Pissos (Landes) reached 44.3 degrees Celsius, or about 111
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TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy with lows in the lower to mid-60s. TOMORROW: Chance of a few storms, partly cloudy with highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: Tonight will be cloudier and mild with lows in the lower 60s, and areas across western Missouri may get clipped by a storm complex late tonight as it
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high near 80. TONIGHT: Isolated showers are possible after sunset, but almost everyone stays dry, with lows falling to the 60s. EXTENDED: Spotty showers and storms remain possible on Wednesday as a cold front settles over the area, placing the jet stream overhead through Friday. Heavier rain
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