The summer heat lingers as students and teachers return to the classrooms and these back-to-school days are heating up. Schools nationwide face increased cooling demand from hotter temperatures while some still do not have access to AC in a warming climate. The U.S. Government Accountability Office estimates a third of schools in the U.S. need
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TODAY: Most areas southeast of a line from Sedalia to Mexico will see thunderstorms through the afternoon and evening. Storms will be scattered and a few may produce severe winds and hail. Lightning and heavy downpours are also expected into the overnight. TONIGHT: Showers and storms linger in the south overnight while those back north
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TODAY: Friday starts with a muggy feel, and a few showers. Showers will be weakening and dying as they move in from the west ahead of a cold front this morning. The cold front will still be there though, and it will trigger storms along it’s front edge this afternoon as it continues to slide
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It’s gameday for Mizzou Football who looks to take on Murray State in the season kick-off. With above average temperatures this evening expected, we take a look back to season opener climatology in Columbia, Missouri. The heat index has reached into the triple digits for portions of Mid-Missouri as the highs have crashed into the
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TONIGHT: Warm with increasing clouds and a few showers by daybreak. Lows in the lower 70s. TOMORROW: Warm and humid with scattered showers and storms likely. Highs in the mid-upper 80s. EXTENDED: A very isolated shower or storm is possible, but any issues with storms are unlikely through the evening. Temperatures remain in the 80s
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TODAY: Thursday is another hot and humid day, with abundant sunshine and plenty of dry time for tailgating and all things Mizzou. One hiccup could be the chance for isolated evening storms, but these should be very spotty in coverage, so there’s a good chance we’ll stay dry. Just check radar periodically and have a
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High humidity has been hard to avoid recently and farmers out in the field face more of it from the crops they tend. Those with an agriculture background are likely familiar with “corn sweat” which describes the extreme humidity produced by plants in the summer. Like many other crops and plants, corn “sweats” to cool
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and muggy with a low storm chance. Lows in the lower 70s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy, hot and humid with highs in the low to mid-90s. The heat index will range between 98-100, and a few storms are possible by late afternoon. EXTENDED: We are tracking partly cloudy skies tonight and a spot
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TODAY: Wednesday will be hot and humid, feeling like near 100 with a true temperature expected only in the 90s. Spotty showers this morning will be possible, fizzling out through midday, only to redevelop as storms this afternoon and evening. The best chance tonight comes near I-44. Most will be dry. TONIGHT: Clouds will clutter
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TODAY: Wednesday will be hot and humid, feeling like near 100 with a true temperature expected only in the 90s. Spotty showers this morning will be possible, fizzling out through midday, only to redevelop as storms this afternoon and evening. The best chance tonight comes near I-44. Most will be dry. TONIGHT: Clouds will clutter
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Heat continues to remain a problem following much of the Midwest into the end of August. This has resulted in a multi-day stretch of triple digit heat indices across mid-Missouri that looks to last through Thursday. Heat remains the deadliest weather related causation over the past ten years with flooding coming in a distant second
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TONIGHT: A few showers and storms, otherwise warm and humid with partly cloudy skies and lows in the mid-70s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny with isolated storms possible by late afternoon. Highs in the low 90s with a heat index near 100. EXTENDED: Storms could pop up by this evening and will be widely scattered through about
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TODAY: Tuesday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day as heat lingers that could be dangerous with prolonged exposure. Highs will reach mid-90s with enough humidity to have us feel about 10 degrees warmer. TONIGHT: A few storms may develop after 4 p.m. this evening. Severe weather is not anticipated, but if a storm can sustain itself
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TODAY: Tuesday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day as heat lingers that could be dangerous with prolonged exposure. Highs will reach mid-90s with enough humidity to have us feel about 10 degrees warmer. TONIGHT: A few storms may develop after 4 p.m. this evening. Severe weather is not anticipated, but if a storm can
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With an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day issued for both Monday and Tuesday due to dangerously high heat indices, many people across the region have felt caught off guard. Highs have reached into the mid-90s with the heat index surpassing the triple digit threshold this afternoon. This puts as well above average considering our
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and muggy with lows in the mid-70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the upper 90s and heat index values near 105 degrees. A few isolated showers and storms are possible by late afternoon into early evening, especially north of I-70. EXTENDED: In addition to tomorrow’s heat, we’ll be tracking
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