SETUP: A line of storms from the west will approach mid-Missouri this evening, bringing a threat of damaging winds. While hail is also a possibility, our main concern is for winds possibly reaching 60-70 mph. Overall, the severe risk is low, and storms will generally weaken from west to east. TIMING: The Weather Alert Day
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Today: Afternoon highs warm into the lower 90s with chances of showers and storms becoming more widespread by late this afternoon. Winds remain out of the southwest at 8-12 mph. Tonight: Showers and storms remain widespread with the primary impacts being heavy downpours, lightning, and gusty winds. Rainfall totals reach up to 1″ before showers
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The UV index will be high, despite partly cloudy skies ahead of evening storms. Pollen levels will remain low for all allergens, with grass, plantain, and nettle the primary allergens. Pollen count remains low to moderate through the week.
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TONIGHT: We’ve seen morning clouds break apart, but some clouds to our northwest are moving in this evening. This likely isn’t enough to leave us overcast but it may bring partly to mostly cloudy skies in our last hours of daylight, and a spot shower or two. The vast majority of us will stay dry.
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COLUMBIA Mo (KMIZ) Residents around Mid-Missouri are cleaning up after storms rolled through the area. Homes in Osage County, Callaway County, Camden County and Gasconade County were without power Thursday morning. Beginning around 7 p.m. Wednesday evening, residents in Columbia began seeing damage from the storms. A tree fell over onto the side of a
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Today: Afternoon highs warm into the lower 90s as skies remain partly cloudy. Late this afternoon/ evening, chances for isolated showers and storms increase. primary impacts include brief downpours and lightning. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to nearly 70 degrees as a few isolated showers/ storms remain. Winds remain out of the northwest at 4-8 mph.
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UPDATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT UPDATE Confidence is increasing this morning in a severe round of storms after 9 p.m. Storms will generally redevelop after 7 p.m. along a boundary in the atmosphere left by activity from earlier in the day. This boundary will roughly trace I-70, but understand chances for development will fall on both sides
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TONIGHT: Our ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day culminates in a chance for severe storms tonight, largely after 9 p.m. Confidence is increasing in a round of storms developing after 7 p.m. in far eastern Kansas. This activity is forecast to track east southeast into western Missouri where storms are expected to grow upscale into
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The UV index will be high, despite partly cloudy skies. Pollen levels will remain low for all allergens, with grass, plantain, and nettle the primary allergens. Pollen count remains low to moderate through the week.
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Today: Afternoon highs warm into the upper 90s as the heat index climbs potentially up to 104 degrees. After 4 PM this afternoon, storms will begin in northern portions of Mid-Missouri eventually becoming more widespread heading into the overnight hours where the potential for severe storms increases. The main impacts remain winds up to 70
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Skies look to remain partly cloudy Friday afternoon allowing for a UV Index of 10. Scattered showers and storms remain possible during late afternoon hours. Sunburn time can occur in as quickly as 30 minutes without SPF protection of 30 or higher. Pollen levels remain at lower levels the rest of the week into the
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies may result in a spot shower this evening, but on a very isolated basis. Anyone particular person seeing rain is very unlikely. Skies will clear after sunset, and temperatures will fall into the low 70s. TOMORROW: Wednesday is an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert day. It’s likely that we’ll be tracking
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The weather pattern has been more active for early July with above-average rainfall expected this month. Storm chances can occasionally arrive almost unannounced, with summer conditions fueling multiple storm systems sometimes within the same day. This setup is fairly typical in summer when it only takes minor disturbances in the atmosphere to generate immense storms.
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A line of storms will move into Mid-Missouri on Wednesday, producing potential for damaging wind and hail.
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Experts say damage from strong storms is happening more frequently, and that’s helping drive up homeowners’ insurance premiums.
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This Afternoon: Highs reach the upper 90s with the heat index brushing 100 degrees. The UV Index reaches extreme levels with sunburn possible under 15 minutes. Tonight: Lows fall to the lower 70s as skies remain partly cloudy. Storms will move in from the west near sunrise. Extended: A Weather Alert Day has been issued
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Today: Afternoon highs climb into the upper 90s as the heat index reaches up towards 100 degrees. Skies remain partly cloudy with winds out of the southwest at 8-12 mph. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the lower 70s with partly cloudy skies and winds out of the southwest at 10-15 mph. Extended: A Weather Alert
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The UV index will be high, despite partly cloudy skies. Pollen levels will remain low for all allergens, with grass, plantain, and nettle the primary allergens. Pollen count remains low to moderate to start the week.
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TONIGHT: Skies tonight will remain mostly clear, with temperatures falling into the upper 60s by sunrise. TOMORROW: Some high clouds are likely to filter in by sunrise, as decaying storms to our north approach. Rain is not expected to reach the border, of mid-Missouri, but clouds may stream in overhead. Otherwise, Tuesday will be partly
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Much of the early summer in Mid-Missouri has been hot and dry, keeping moisture levels low and leading to sparse rainfall for several months. Extreme drought conditions have proliferated in Central Missouri as we fall behind by several inches of rain, but a pattern change is already underway as we begin July. High pressure dominated
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