TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and breezy. Lows in the single digits. Wind chills between -5 and -10. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the mid-teens with wind chills in the -5 to -10 degree range. EXTENDED: Friday night into Saturday, a cold front will move into the Midwest, bringing a chance of snow showers early Saturday for areas mainly
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If you’re wondering if this cold signifies the end of the world and if doomsday is upon us, don’t worry. This isn’t hugely abnormal for mid-Missouri to see polar air drift this far south. Often, this colder air typically stays near the Arctic poles as low pressure and strong winds trap this colder air where
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THURSDAY: Some leftover morning flurries will start to move out towards midday. No extra accumulation is expected with anything falling this morning. Temperatures will struggle to warm up much again with clouds sticking around, with highs topping out near 20. TONIGHT: The clouds stick around tonight, with lows falling into the single digits, feeling subzero when factoring
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THURSDAY: Some leftover morning flurries will start to move out towards midday. No extra accumulation is expected with anything falling this morning. Temperatures will struggle to warm up much again with clouds sticking around, with highs topping out near 20. TONIGHT: The clouds stick around tonight, with lows falling into the single digits, feeling subzero
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With single- and negative-degree temperatures ahead, it’s important to know how to prepare a vehicle for the extreme cold snap.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Over a dozen Mid-Missouri school districts canceled Thursday classes as temperatures continue to fall across the region. Eldon, Jamestown, Morgan County R-II (Versailles) and St. Elizabeth R-IV were among the public districts that had called off Thursday classes by 6 p.m. Wednesday. Many of the districts on social media say road conditions,
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with light snow showers, mainly along and north of I-70. Lows near 10 degrees. New snow accumulation between a dusting and 1″. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with some morning flurries possible. Highs in the upper teens to around 20. EXTENDED: By the weekend, I’ll be tracking another front that will move through the
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol is urging drivers to avoid westbound Highway 54 near Holts Summit.
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AFTERNOON UPDATE: With roads still struggling to improve down south, our Winter Weather Advisory has been extended until 6:00 PM. Slow down on the roads as you head home tonight-Cole, Maries, Phelps, and Pulaski Counties have been in the roughest shape. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day through Wednesday
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WEDNESDAY: Another shot at some light snow moving in this morning. That will stick with us off and on throughout the day. Slick spots will be possible with highs only topping out in the teens. Snowfall amounts look to be fairly light, however. New accumulations look to be around a trace. TONIGHT: That chance for
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Warming centers remain open as dangerously cold temperatures are expected to stay in Mid-Missouri through the weekend.
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Roadways across Mid-Missouri could still be covered in snow or have some slick spots in time for the Wednesday morning commute.
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Many school districts around Mid-Missouri have canceled classes ahead of another round of snow.
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Temperatures in mid-Missouri have plummeted to the single digits, and health experts are warning the conditions can lead to frostbite or hypothermia.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Mid-Missouri school districts have canceled class for Wednesday whil several are running snow routes to pick up students for Wednesday class. Temperatures will fall into the single digits just about each night the rest of this week, making it hard for road crews to treat roads with either salt or chemicals.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Republic Services suspended trash pick-up service in Jefferson City Tuesday due to inclement weather and the safety of the drivers. Officials report that regular service will resume Wednesday. Officials say that any customer missed on Monday and Tuesday will be serviced next week. Republic Service asks customers to ensure “containers are
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Boone County crews were in overnight and were relieved by a day crew that took over at 7 a.m. Tuesday.
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and cold with isolated slick spots on local roads. Lows in the low teens. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with light snow possible, especially along and north of I-70. Light freezing drizzle possible along and south of I-44. New snow accumulation between a dusting to 1″. Highs in the upper teens. EXTENDED: The cold
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Weather balloons are a tool meteorologists use to collect upper atmosphere data. This helps us determine what kind of precipitation we’ll see, and it can help us determine whether severe weather is a possibility for the day. The Atmospheric Sciences Department at the University of Missouri invited me out to participate in one of their
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TUESDAY: Precipitation has largely shut off. Most of the day will be dry aside from a stray flurry here and there. The cold isn’t going anywhere, with highs in the teens this afternoon. Wind chills will likely top out in the single digits. TONIGHT: Another round of light snow and freezing drizzle will move in tonight. It
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