Tracking cold air to end the growing season
TODAY: Monday starts the week on a cooler note. With winds from the north, sustained near 10-15 mph and gusting in as high as 20-25, temperatures will struggle to get out of the 40s despite abundant sunshine. With wind chill, it feels like low 40s at best.
TONIGHT: Winds will relax, but maintain a breeze from the north at about 5-10 mph. This will continue to pull in cold air overnight, dropping us into the low-to-mid 20's overnight. A freeze warning is in effect for tonight areawide.
EXTENDED: "Arctic" high pressure will bring cold air into mid-Missouri Tuesday and Wednesday. This keeps highs in the 40s, and limits highs to low 50s on Wednesday. Winds will turn to a southwesterly direction by midweek, warming us into the 60s on Thursday, 70s on Friday, and into the upper 70s, maybe close to 80 by Saturday. All the while, we're dry and seeing mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. By Sunday, we're starting sunny, but ending cloudy as moisture approaches ahead of our next storm system. A large upper level low is expected to roll through early next week, which looks to bring measurable rainfall back to a very dry mid-Missouri.
