Tracking extreme winds, storms, and snow
TODAY: Showers and storms look to remain scattered through the afternoon before a brief lull by the early evening. After this brief lull, isolated stronger to severe storms remain possible with hail up to 1", winds up to 60 mph and a low but not zero tornado risk.
TONIGHT: The cold front will pass from 7-10 p.m., but a secondary front will be on the way for early Wednesday morning. This will bring a sharp increase in wind speeds, a quick drop in temperatures, and a transition from light rain to blowing snow.
EXTENDED: Temperatures fall into the 30s by Wednesday morning, but they will feel like teens in the wind. Winds will be sustained from the northwest around 30-40 mph, but you should expect gusts up to 50-60 mph. This will effectively be a wall of wind arriving around midnight in the west near Sedalia, and near HWY 63 by 3-4 a.m. This will create for possible low visibility conditions when you factor in the snowfall coming in the wind. Wind will be an issue all day, with gusts up to 30-40 mph possible into the evening. Snow will begin around 5-6 a.m. in the west, and taper off through 3-5 p.m. in the east. Minor accumulations at most are expected on elevated and grassy surfaces. Temperatures fall from the 40s, into the low 30s by Wednesday afternoon. The rest of the week will be much quieter, with 40s for highs on Thursday ahead of some showers overnight into Friday. Friday's highs return to 50s. A mild and quiet weekend is in store, with sunshine and 50s expected Saturday and Sunday.
