With abnormally warm temperatures across Mid-Missouri, some plants are starting of their initial processes towards getting ready for the spring bloom. Most plants make their determination of when to break out of their winter modes by the temperatures of the soil. As air temperatures have continued to increase, the soil temperature has followed suit with
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with a chance for rain and storms south of I-70 after midnight. A few could bring heavy downpours and small hail near the I-44 corridor. Lows in the upper 40s to around 50. TOMORROW: Chance of a shower in the morning, followed by decreasing clouds and cooler temperatures. Gusty north winds up
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TODAY: Wednesday is the warmest so far this week, with plenty more warmth ahead. Expect partly to mostly cloudy skies today, with clouds being thin enough for you to want sunglasses through the day. Temperatures will soar to near 70 today, despite this added cloud cover thanks to a warm front moving in this afternoon.
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TODAY: Wednesday is the warmest so far this week, with plenty more warmth ahead. Expect partly to mostly cloudy skies today, with clouds being thin enough for you to want sunglasses through the day. Temperatures will soar to near 70 today, despite this added cloud cover thanks to a warm front moving in this afternoon.
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Each year, the sound of cicadas can be heard into the mid to later summer months. This upcoming spring though, an even larger unearthing of cicadas looks to make an appearance filling the trees with these harmless insects. There are two typical categories of cicadas in terms of when they unearth. This year, Mid-Missouri will
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with increasing clouds by daybreak. Lows in the lower 40s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny and mild with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. EXTENDED: Tonight isn’t as cold as lows fall to around 40, and tomorrow looks even warmer as a south breeze pushes temperatures to the lower 70s. Storm chances
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TODAY: Afternoon highs rise into the lower 60s with mostly sunny sky conditions. Winds remain out of the southwest at 5-10 mph. TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to around 40 degrees as skies remain mostly clear. Winds remain out of the southwest at 5-10 mph. EXTENDED: Wednesday sees highs climb toward 70 degrees with sunshine poking
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TODAY: Tuesday brings even more warmth, with temperatures starting warmer than on Monday morning. Expect highs to reach into the 60s under abundant sunshine, with a south breeze. TONIGHT: Temperatures stay even warmer overnight, with lows dipping only to near 40 thanks to more south winds. EXTENDED: This gives folks an even better jump point
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The next several mornings, Venus and Mars will be passing by closely to each other. This event will be visible to the human eye or through binoculars during the early dawn hours the next several days. Venus will be close to around 100 times brighter than Mars each morning. Both planets will look to pass
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly with lows in the lower 30s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with highs in the lower 60s. EXTENDED: Spring like air continues to take hold across Mid-Missouri as upper flow begins to shift more south-southwesterly this week. Warmer than average temperatures are expected through the weekend, with highs anywhere from 10-20+ degrees
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TODAY: Afternoon highs warm into the mid-50s with mostly sunny skies thanks to a high pressure system to the west. Winds remain out of the southwest at 5-10 mph. TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the lower 30s with mostly clear skies as winds remain out of the southwest at 4-8 mph. EXTENDED: Tuesday and Wednesday
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TODAY: Mostly sunny skies and south winds will get our temperatures back into the mid-50s this afternoon, helping to melt any remaining snow on the ground. TONIGHT: Clouds pass through overnight thanks to an upper level short wave, but winds largely remain southerly overnight, keeping temperatures in the 30s through Tuesday morning. EXTENDED: With continued
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold with lows in the mid-20s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the mid-50s. EXTENDED: We continue the spring like stretch into next week with highs in the mid-50s Monday, and 60s Tuesday and Wednesday as the jet stream sends in warmer air from the southwest. Mid-week, we’ll be
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TODAY: Sunshine and warm southwest winds bring in a noticeable warmup today. Highs will climb near the 50-degree mark for most. TOMORROW: Monday sees even warmer temperatures despite some afternoon clouds. All of Mid-MO will warm into the 50s. EXTENDED: We warm further into midweek, breaching the 60-degree mark by Wednesday. This will be our
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking a mostly clear night with temperatures cooling back off into the low 20s. Winds from the southwest at 8-12 mph will keep us from cooling down too much before sunrise. TOMORROW: I’m tracking a noticeable warmup because of plentiful sunshine and southwesterly winds at 5-10 mph. I’m expecting temperatures across mid-MO to
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TODAY: Early morning wind chills drop as low as the single digits due to steady northerly winds. Sunshine will try to help out but temperatures only reach the mid-30s at best this afternoon. TOMORROW: Conditions begin to recover Sunday as winds switch out of the southwest. Highs approach 50 degrees with more sunshine. EXTENDED: The
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the mid-teens as skies become mostly clear. Winds remain out of the north at 10-15 mph. TOMORROW: Saturday sees cooler temperatures once again with highs only topping out into the lower 30s. Skies remain mostly sunny as winds switch out of the northwest at 8-12 mph. EXTENDED: Sunday begins the
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Roads around Mid-Missouri were becoming covered as the clock approached midday Friday as snow continued to fall.
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FRIDAY NOON UPDATE: The Winter Weather Advisory has been greatly expanded across the majority of Mid-MO. Rain will continue to transition to snow this afternoon further and further southward. Nearly all of Mid-MO will see snowfall today which could make roads slushy. SETUP: The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day
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THIS AFTERNOON: Snow will continue to track across much of Mid-MO today, check out our blog for details. Highs will sit in the 30s as snow comes to an end from northwest to southeast by tonight. TONIGHT: Clearing skies bring plummeting temperatures down to the teens. EXTENDED: Mostly sunny skies are enough to get our highs
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