TUESDAY: Sunshine has already started to break through the clouds leftover from Cristobal, and this will cause us to warm into the mid to upper 80s. This sunshine could help destabilize the atmosphere with another round of storms attempting to flare up. If storms fire, they’ll pose a severe threat with damaging winds the primary
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TUESDAY: The biggest concern in the short-term will be torrential rains courtesy of Cristobal. Most of us will have picked up 1-3” by the time the rain begins to thin out this afternoon. Sunshine looks possible this afternoon with highs in the middle 80s. This sunshine could help destabilize the atmosphere with another round of
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with showers moving in late. Embedded thunderstorms possible. Lows in the low 70s. TOMORROW: Heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms. 2-4″ of rain is possible through Tuesday night. A few storms may become severe with gusty winds, small hail, and isolated tornadoes possible. Highs in the low to mid-80s. EXTENDED: The remnants of
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TODAY: This morning will start out humid and warm with sunshine filtering into the area, but clouds will build throughout the day. Highs will top out in the upper 80s. TONIGHT: As the remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal approach the area, we’re tracking heavy rain chances overnight into Tuesday morning. An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert
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TONIGHT: Muggy and Mostly Clear. Temperatures fall into the 70s. MONDAY: We’ll start the morning off with sunshine, but clouds are expected to increase through the afternoon. Temperatures will top out in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: Rain from the remnants of Cristobal looks to ride into mid-Missouri around midnight Tuesday morning. An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert
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TODAY: This morning will start out relatively warm and humid, giving way to an even warmer afternoon. Highs will top out in the lower 90s, but temperatures will feel like 95-100 degrees tomorrow afternoon. With a UV index of 11 (extreme), you could burn in as little as 15 minutes, so be sure to wear that
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TONIGHT: Mostly Clear. Low near 70. SUNDAY: Muggy start to the day– Temperatures near 80 by 9am. Into the 90s by 1pm. We’ll top out near 93. Temperatures will feel like 95-100 degrees tomorrow afternoon. Drink plenty of water and wear plenty of sunscreen if you plan on spending extended periods of time outdoors. EXTENDED:
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TODAY: Partly to mostly sunny with highs in the upper 80s. Heat index in the 93-96 range. TONIGHT: We’ll see clear skies as low drop into the upper 60s. EXTENDED: Heat and humidity stick around through Sunday and Monday with upper level high pressure overhead. Our main story of the week will come as tropical
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Jake Spencer sent us this photo of an amazing looking cloud structure as storms rolled through mid-Missouri this morning. This was taken near a Rolla Walmart in Phelps county. The clouds were a part of a mesoscale convective system that brought the morning storms. That type of cloud in particular is referred to as a
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With oppressive heat settling into Mid-Missouri, wearing a mask outdoors for too long can become dangerous.
Continue Reading TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with lows in the upper 60s. Stray spot shower or storm can’t be ruled out, but most areas stay dry overnight. SATURDAY: Partly to mostly sunny with highs in the upper 80s. Heat index in the 93-96 range. EXTENDED: Heat and humidity stick around through Sunday and Monday with upper level high
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TODAY: Clouds have stuck around following the morning thunderstorms– this has dramatically slowed the progression of warming temperatures this afternoon. These clouds will only allow temperatures to get into the mid to upper 80s later on this afternoon, letting heat index values remain below 100º. It will still be warm and muggy, but not as
Continue Reading While we are waking up to stormy conditions this morning, we are primarily concerned with the warmer temperatures that we have yet to see for today. Highs this afternoon will be in the lower 90s. While these are already warm temperatures to begin with, the real concern comes from a heat index that will top
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TODAY: This morning we are waking up to a Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued by the National Weather Service as a storm system pushes toward mid-Missouri. This system is already producing gusty conditions, and we are expecting strong winds as this pushes through the viewing area. After this storm clears out, we will be partly sunny
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Thunderstorms roared loud and proud across mid-Missouri last night in a direction to don’t usually travel… from the east to the west. They were apart of a mesoscale convective system (MCS) which blossomed from a single storm that spawned near Quincy, Illinois Wednesday afternoon. That storm complex continueed to grow and spread westward through mid-Missouri
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After two swaths of storms soaked Mid-Missouri on Wednesday, we got a but of a break with much cooler temperatures on Thursday. The heat and humidity are expected to make a comeback Friday with a cold front to our north, drawing in warm, moist, southerly winds. There could be a few storms early Friday due
Continue Reading TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with a spot storm or two towards dawn. Lows in the upper 60s to around 70. TOMORROW: Partly sunny and hot with highs in the low 90s. Heat index between 97-100. Scattered strong storms possible by afternoon with isolated gusty winds and heavy rain. EXTENDED: A cold front will make its way
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THURSDAY: Showers and storms will move through quickly this morning. By this afternoon sunshine looks to return with highs pushing into the middle 80’s with a heat index near 90. TONIGHT: Staying quiet under partly cloudy skies. Overnight lows fall back into the upper 60’s. EXTENDED: This boundary system will be in the area tomorrow,
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the threat of severe storms through Thursday morning. MIDNIGHT UPDATE: Strong storms have been training across the eastern half of Mid-Missouri this evening, bringing anywhere from 2-4″+ rainfall to parts of Audrain, Callaway, Boone, Monroe, and Randolph counties. These storms will continue
Continue Reading TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered to widespread strong storms into the overnight hours. Lows in the upper 60s to around 70. TOMORROW: Storms exit early, becoming partly cloudy and cooler with highs in the low 80s. EXTENDED: The cold front will likely stay to our south going into Thursday, but it begins to
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