There’s a really, really good chance it will rain in Mid-Missouri on Easter. Storms are entering the area Friday night, and the Stormtrack Weather Team has called a Weather Alert Day. The chance for strong storms will clear out that night, but rain will linger behind it for the weekend, so conditions for egg hunts
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Much of Mid-Missouri is currently underneath an aerial flood watch that’s going to be in effect for portions of Boone County extending off to the southeast, mimicking I-70 as a dividing line. As we look into this upcoming weekend, we’re going to see a dramatic shift in weather conditions. Saturday and Sunday will be seeing
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with lows in the mid-upper 60s. Breezy with gusts up to 30 mph. TOMORROW: Starting off breezy and warm with highs in the low 80s. A Weather Alert Day is in effect for the potential of severe storms that could produce large hail and a few damaging wind gusts by late afternoon
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TODAY: The atmosphere will be quite stable through the day, so storm development is unlikely. If we do see storms develop, though, they would likely become severe. High temperatures push to nearly 80 degrees this afternoon. South winds will help with this. Winds will be sustained around 15-25 mph, gusting to 35+ at times. TONIGHT:
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TODAY: Thursday brings a wet start to a dry day. We’ll have scattered showers and thunderstorms from 5-9 a.m. We will be dry by noon, with increasing sunshine through the rest of the day. The atmosphere will be quite stable by the evening, so storm development is unlikely. If we do see storms develop, though,
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If you’re a hunter in Mid-Missouri, you’re probably pretty fired up for this upcoming turkey season. All hunters know the weather can be either miserable or comfortable depending on the conditions, but that weather can also impact the actual turkey habits. I talked to multiple biologists and hunters to find out what weather you should
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TONIGHT: Mild with increasing clouds and gusty winds. Storms developing before daybreak could bring brief heavy rain and small hail. Lows in the mid-50s. TOMORROW: Morning storms followed by partial cloud cover and gusty winds. Highs in the upper 70s. EXTENDED: As a warm front continues to work north tonight, scattered storms develop as low
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) FEMA will participate in damage assessments of 25 counties that were impacted by flooding and storms earlier this month, according to a Wednesday press release from Gov. Mike Kehoe’s Office. Kehoe requested the damage assessment last week for flooding that began on March 30 and storms that occurred on April 2.
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TODAY: Wednesday is warmer, thanks to south winds. Winds will be from the southwest sustained at 10-15 mph, gusting to 20+. We’ll have dry air as well, which will foster elevated fire risk. Do not burn today. A chance at showers will come along a warm front nudging into the region this afternoon. Wednesday’s high
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The forecast looks increasingly active leading up to Easter Sunday, and looks to be impactful with or without severe weather. SETUP: A deep upper level trough will form over the intermountain west by late week, which will be positioned to keep us in a constant flow of warm and wet southwesterly winds aloft and at
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TODAY: Wednesday is warmer, thanks to south winds. Winds will be from the southwest sustained at 10-15 mph, gusting to 20+. We’ll have dry air as well, which will foster elevated fire risk. Do not burn today. A chance at showers will come along a warm front nudging into the region this afternoon. Wednesday’s high
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The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to 419 calls for service during March 2025, according to a BCFPD Facebook post. 159 of those were for fire-related incidents.
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When taking a look at the Columbia, Missouri climatology for Easter Sunday, the average high typically sits close to 63 degrees, and the average low a little bit closer to 42. Columbia will not be touching any of these records any time too soon. Typically we see a 42% chance of measurable precipitation. This year,
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold, lows near 40. Patchy frost possible north. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy with gusty winds and low relative humidity, increasing the fire risk again. Highs near 70. EXTENDED: Areas of patchy frost are possible north of I-70 where temperatures could drop to the upper 30s by dawn, but we’ll have a warmer
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TODAY: Tuesday is sunny and breezy. Northwest winds will be sustained near 20 mph this afternoon, gusting to 30 mph at times. This and some dry air will promote dangerous fire conditions. TONIGHT: Skies will remain clear overnight. Temperatures fall to the low 40s and upper 30s. Winds shift from the south by sunrise. EXTENDED:
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TODAY: Tuesday is sunny and breezy. Northwest winds will be sustained near 20 mph this afternoon, gusting to 30 mph at times. This and some dry air will promote dangerous fire conditions. TONIGHT: Skies will remain clear overnight. Temperatures fall to the low 40s and upper 30s. Winds shift from the south by sunrise. EXTENDED:
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Much of Mid-Missouri is getting prepared for the upcoming growing season, which actually starts off in mid-April. The main reasoning for this is going to be the date of the last freeze. Typically in Mid-Missouri, it’s on average close to April 15th. Another important part of that growing season is going to be focused on
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TONIGHT: Clearing and chilly with gusty winds up to 25 mph. Lows in the upper 30s to around 40. TOMORROW: Breezy and mostly sunny with highs in the lower 60s. Gusty winds to 25 mph could increase the fire danger with low relative humidity in place. EXTENDED: We’ll begin clearing out tonight, leading into a
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TODAY: Monday will be mostly cloudy and mostly dry. Few showers are likely to be seen on radar today, and those that are seen will struggle to get any rain to the surface thanks to a bank of dry air near the surface. Still, this keeps us gray today. Highs max out in the mid-60s
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TODAY: Monday will be mostly cloudy and mostly dry. Few showers are likely to be seen on radar today, and those that are seen will struggle to get any rain to the surface thanks to a bank of dry air near the surface. Still, this keeps us gray today. Highs max out in the mid-60s
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