Tracking a dry and breezy afternoon
TODAY: A Wind Advisory is in effect for the majority of Mid-MO with a burn ban across the Lake of the Ozarks today due to high winds and dry conditions. Gusts will reach up to 40 mph today but this will also fuel warm temperatures into the upper 60s.
TONIGHT: Temperatures stay warm in the mid-40s overnight, with winds from the south continuing.
EXTENDED: Friday is sunny, with continued south winds, putting highs back in the upper 60s. A cold front arrives Friday night, to bring a few light showers overnight, and cool us into the 40s for highs on Saturday. On Sunday, highs cool into the low 40s, with rain showers returning late in the day near the Lake of the Ozarks and I-44. Rain is expected to be light, and possibly mix with a few snow flakes late Sunday into the Monday morning hours. Placement of this system is highly uncertain, but persistently, the trend has been for precipitation to fall south of Columbia and Jefferson City. Precipitation type is largely uncertain as well, as temperatures are borderline. What is likely, is that if snow does fall, impacts should be limited by warm air and ground temperatures, unless things change drastically in the forecast. Highs on Monday will rebound into the 40s, with mid-to-upper 40s expected into midweek, if not 50s by Wednesday.
