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Tracking hazy skies with Friday scattered rain chances
TODAY: Despite some wildfire smoke in our skies, we’ll have mostly sunny skies Wednesday. Temperatures are reaching into the upper 80s this afternoon. TONIGHT: Skies remain mostly clear, but by sunrise Thursday, high clouds from Francine will be stretching into the region. EXTENDED: Starting mild, in the 60s, it will also likely be bright with
Continue ReadingTracking a close call with Francine and a mostly dry weekend
TODAY: Despite some wildfire smoke in our skies, we’ll have mostly sunny skies Wednesday. Temperatures are reaching into the upper 80s this afternoon. TONIGHT: Skies remain mostly clear, but by sunrise Thursday, high clouds from Francine will be stretching into the region. EXTENDED: Starting mild, in the 60s, it will also likely be bright with
Continue ReadingHurricane Francine Updates
Tropical Storm Francinehas upgraded to a category one hurricane this evening. Hurricane Francine continues to eye the southern coast of Louisiana as we head towards Wednesday mid-day. The center of low pressure continues to drop as the warm surface waters of the Gulf of Mexico fuel energy into the tropical storm. Winds currently have spiked
Continue ReadingTracking a hot Wednesday, late week rain and clouds
TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild with lows in the upper 50s. TOMORROW: Hazy with a few clouds, highs in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: Â I’m tracking yet another clear night with lows in the upper 50s thanks to light winds out of the southeast. Tomorrow will be our hottest day of the week as we top
Continue ReadingTracking hazy skies and late week rain
TODAY: Sunny skies remain in the forecast today, but you may notice a haze from wildfire smoke. Fortunately this should not impact our air quality at the surface. Temperatures return to the mid-80s thanks to more south wind today. TONIGHT: Temperatures remain in the 60s and 50s overnight, with clear skies. EXTENDED: Wednesday is warmer,
Continue ReadingFrancine strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane on its collision course with Louisiana
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Mary Gilbert, Robert Shackelford and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Francine has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph and is forecast to keep strengthening ahead of landfall along the Louisiana coast Wednesday. Francine was about 295 miles from Morgan City, Louisiana, Tuesday evening, according to the National Hurricane
Continue ReadingTracking a warm up ahead of cloud and shower chances from Francine
TODAY: Sunny skies remain in the forecast today, but you may notice a haze from wildfire smoke. Fortunately this should not impact our air quality at the surface. Temperatures return to the mid-80s thanks to more south wind today. TONIGHT: Temperatures remain in the 60s and 50s overnight, with clear skies. EXTENDED: Wednesday is warmer,
Continue ReadingTracking Tropical Storm Francine
Tropical Storm Francine continues to surge just southeast of Texas growing in strength as the winds are now sustained at 60 mph. This storm is eventually predicted to travel northeast towards the coast of Louisiana. This slow moving storm will continue to feed off of the warm Gulf Coast waters giving energy into the storm.
Continue ReadingTracking a warmer week with late week tropical rain chances
TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cool with lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and slightly warmer with highs in the low to mid-80s. EXTENDED: Â It will be a nice end to Monday with clear skies overnight and our last cool night of the week as lows fall into the lower 50s
Continue ReadingTracking a sunny afternoon with warmer temperatures by mid-week
TODAY: Monday is a sunny day, but somewhat hazy skies will be present thanks to wildfire smoke in our skies. This may have a very small cooling impact but highs still reach the upper 70s and low 80s this afternoon. TONIGHT: Skies stay clear, and winds remain light. Temperatures will once again fall into the
Continue ReadingTracking a warm up and a small chance at rain late week
TODAY: Monday is a sunny day, but somewhat hazy skies will be present thanks to wildfire smoke in our skies. This may have a very small cooling impact but highs still reach the upper 70s and low 80s this afternoon. TONIGHT: Skies stay clear, and winds remain light. Temperatures will once again fall into the
Continue ReadingTracking a gradual warmup trend throughout the week
TONIGHT: I’m tracking another calm and cool evening with temperatures dropping into the high 40s by the end of the night. Winds will be out of the south at 4-8 mph and sky conditions will be clear. TOMORROW: I’m tracking a slightly warmer day tomorrow with the help of southerly winds at 5-8 mph and
Continue ReadingMonday’s UV Index and Pollen Tracker
Monday will have a UV Index of 7, meaning it will only take 30 minutes to receive a sunburn without proper protection. Pollen levels will be high to very high throughout next week.
Continue ReadingTracking another cooler fall day
TODAY: Sunshine continues all day without a cloud in the sky. Highs remain mild in the mid-70s. TOMORROW: Monday starts chilly in the upper 40s but temperatures will warm all the way to 80 degrees in the afternoon. EXTENDED: Southerly winds boost temperatures a few degrees above average early week to the mid and upper
Continue ReadingTracking sunshine and seasonably average temperatures
TONIGHT: I’m tracking a great evening for Mizzou football with temperatures in the high 60s by kickoff at 6:00 PM. Temperatures by the end of the night will fall into the high 40s with northerly winds at 5-10 mph helping in the cooldown process. TOMORROW: I’m tracking more sunshine throughout the day and temperatures once
Continue ReadingSunday’s UV Index and Pollen Tracker
Tomorrow will have a UV Index of 7, meaning it will take 30 minutes to receive a sunburn without proper protection. Pollen levels will be high to very high throughout the start of next week.
Continue ReadingTracking fantastic football weather
TODAY: Crisp morning in the 40s but we warm back to low 70s with constant sunshine. Winds out of the north will add a chill with gusts up to 20 mph. TOMORROW: Sunday is a few degrees warmer overall as sunshine continues. Highs stick to the mid to lower 70s. EXTENDED: Winds switch out of
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