Drought is a year-round concern, but how it’s tracked and analyzed changes with the seasons. In the warmer months, in the spring through early fall, scientists focus on soil moisture and rainfall patterns to determine drought. These indicators help assess how much water is available for crops and vegetation during the growing season. When rainfall
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TODAY: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the mid to upper 80s. TONIGHT: Clear and quiet overnight with lows falling to the lower 60s. EXTENDED: The weekend will be sunny and just as hot, with highs in the upper 80s through Sunday. A pattern shift is finally expected next week as a cold front
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TODAY: Thursday is another hot one, with a few clouds this afternoon. Still, we’ll have less clouds through the morning than we did on Wednesday so we expect a slightly warmer day. Highs likely reach the upper 80s after reaching low 80s by noon. A spot storm will be possible east of mid-Missouri across the
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and warm with lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy with highs in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: We’ll see broken clouds with mainly clear skies overnight, with a light south breeze keeping lows in the lower to mid-60s. We’ll be hotter tomorrow and Friday with highs in the
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As high pressure dominated the forecast for the majority of September, it led to a dry and warm start to the fall, compared to the same month in previous years. The daily high temperatures measured through September resulted in an average temperature of 84 degrees for the entire month. Comparing this to the normal average
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TODAY: I’m tracking temperatures warming into the mid 80s by the afternoon hours before slowly cooling back down into the low 60s through the overnight hours. Winds will be out of the southeast at 5-8 mph during this time period, and partly cloudy sky conditions can be expected. TOMORROW: I’m tracking clouds exiting the area
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TODAY: Wednesday is another warm one, albeit a few degrees cooler than Tuesday on account of more cloud cover. We’ll be bright, with sunshine only being filtered by thin clouds. Highs are expected in the mid-to-upper 80s. Humidity remains low, and winds remain from the southeast around 5 mph. TONIGHT: Skies should clear overnight, and
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TONIGHT: Increasing cloud with mild temperatures overnight. Lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny with high thin clouds. Highs in the mid-80s. EXTENDED: Temperatures remain about ten degrees above average on Wednesday despite the addition of mid-high level clouds. Upper high pressure holds over the region into the weekend, with light southwesterly winds keeping
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and cool with lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy and warm with highs in the mid-80s. EXTENDED: High, thin clouds begin to spread across the region tonight as a disturbance moves in from the west. That could keep temperatures a touch warmer overnight in the low 60s, and keep highs
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TODAY: Some added high clouds will be a notable change from Monday, but overall Tuesday’s sensible weather is largely the same. We expect a bright day, with temperatures in the mid-80s. Winds are light and easterly. TONIGHT: Skies remain partly cloudy overnight, and temperatures remain in the low-to-mid 60s, a hair warmer than Tuesday morning.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with patchy river valley fog in some spots overnight. Lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy with highs in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: I’m tracking a quiet pattern for the week ahead with upper high pressure building across the region. Highs will be more than 10 degrees above
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The Atlantic has been busy over the weekend, as Hurricane Humberto was deemed a major hurricane on September 26th once it reached category 3 strength by the afternoon hours. The next day, September 27th, it rapidly strengthened to a category 5 hurricane. This storm was producing sustained winds up to 160 mph. As of today,
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TODAY: I’m tracking a warm and sunny afternoon as temperatures get into the mid 80s by 2-3 pm. During the evening hours, temperatures will slowly begin to cool off, getting back down into the low 60s by the end of the night. Winds will be out of the northeast at 3-6 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking
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TODAY: Monday is nearly a carbon copy of Sunday; starting our week the way the weekend closed. We’ll be warm and sunny today as south winds at the surface provide warmth, and upper level ridging provides continued sunshine. We’ll continue to expect similar days ahead. TONIGHT: Also feeling similar, will be our overnight forecast. Clear
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and comfortable with lows in the upper 50s to around 60. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: We have a quiet week ahead to close out the month of September with unseasonably warm temperatures through the entire 7-day stretch. High pressure builds in and is locked
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TODAY: Sunny and warm with afternoon highs in the mid-80s. Winds from the southwest will be light, between 5 and 10 mph. TOMORROW: Cool at the morning bus stop in the upper 50s and 60s. Highs reach the mid-80s under sunny skies in the afternoon. EXTENDED: The forecast changes very little this week, with daily
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking a quiet and clear evening as temperatures drop into the upper 50s by the end of the night. Winds will be variable and light throughout the overnight hours. TOMORROW: I’m tracking another sunny and warm afternoon as temperatures get back up into the mid 80s across Central Missouri. Winds will be out
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TODAY: Cool at the Mizzou homecoming parade with temperatures warming into the 60s by midmorning. The afternoon will be very warm for tailgating, with highs in the mid-80s. By Mizzou’s kickoff, temperatures will start falling back into the 70s. TOMORROW: Sunny and warm, with highs in the mid-80s. EXTENDED: Sunshine and warm conditions will stick
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Homecoming came early this year, so fans will probably need fewer layers at Faurot for Saturday’s game. Mizzou faces UMass this weekend for its 114th homecoming, which will be held a bit earlier than usual. Traditionally, homecoming happens in October or sometimes November, when fall “football weather” has taken hold and temperatures are cooler. This
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking clear and quiet conditions as temperatures drop into the mid 50s by the end of the night and winds shift into the southwest at 3-6 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking great weather to attend the Mizzou Homecoming parade and football game as plenty of sunshine is expected with temperatures in the mid 80s
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