THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny with highs near or below freezing. A steady northerly breeze will keep wind chills in the 20s. TONIGHT: Clouds increase as temperatures drop to the 20s with a feels-like in the teens. EXTENDED: For the latest detailed look at this weekend’s winter storm, visit the ABC 17 Stormtrack Insider Blog. Early
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Central Missouri Humane Society put out an urgent call Friday for people who can foster pets during the coming winter storm. The organization says putting some animals in foster homes will help staff care for shelter animals. “Winter storms can be stressful for animals in the shelter,” Julie Aber, executive director
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A flurry of maps and probabilities comes out when winter weather approaches, and while much of this is useful, some of it can be incorrect or misleading. Dozens of weather models simulate different versions of the atmosphere into the future with many different outcomes. This can produce extremes that lead to unrealistic expectations and misinformation.
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TODAY: Friday is partly cloudy with a cool north breeze keeping us in the low 30s for highs. TONIGHT: Overnight, winds turn easterly, and we’ll gain a few clouds. Expect lows in the teens. EXTENDED: Saturday starts dry, but by the afternoon, some may see snow showers before we transition to sleet and ice mix
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PARK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A massive winter storm poised to unleash a barrage of heavy snow, treacherous ice, rain, and severe thunderstorms across a 1,300-mile swath of the United States will impact an estimated 62 million people starting Saturday afternoon and continuing into Monday. Snow and ice so
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A major winter storm is forecast to blanket Mid-Missouri in snow and ice this weekend. Some forecast models predict more than 10 inches of snow for some areas but the totals could also be much less. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has called a Weather Alert Day from Saturday night to Monday morning. Forecasts
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is preparing statewide for a large winter system moving in this weekend. “We had a winter weather conference call this morning at 9 a.m. with the Weather Service, the Highway Patrol, all our partners,” said Darin Hamelink, MoDOT’s State Maintenance Director. “So yeah, we’re gearing up in
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the lower 20s as winds continue out of the northwest at 4-8 mph. Skies remain partly cloudy. TOMORROW: Friday welcomes mostly sunny skies with highs into the lower 30s . Most areas remain below freezing with winds out of the northwest at 5-10 mph EXTENDED: The majority of Saturday remains
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly cloudy with highs in the 40s. Light rain is possible by late afternoon, with a few flurries possible in far northern Missouri. Very light precipitation is expected overall. TONIGHT: Some clouds linger overnight, with lows falling back to the 20s. EXTENDED: Friday will be sunnier but colder as highs only reach the
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TODAY: Thursday will be disappointing for snow lovers. If you’re hoping for a fresh coat of white, you don’t get it today, but just hold on. We will be mild today, considering where the forecast takes us over the weekend. Expect a high in the low 40s this afternoon, with clouds and a south wind
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the mid-20s with mostly cloudy skies. \ TOMORROW: Thursday welcomes some isolated snow/ rain that moves through the region north of I-70 during the early afternoon hours. Most of this stays rain as temperatures warm, with some light snow closer to Macon possible. No travel impacts expected. EXTENDED: Temperatures drop
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny with highs in the upper 30s. Winds out of the west may gust up to 20 mph. TONIGHT: Clouds return overnight with low temperatures dropping to the mid-20s. EXTENDED: Thursday starts dry with precipitation chances increasing in the afternoon. A light rain or a few flurries are possible, but amounts will
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THIS MORNING: Mostly cloudy and cold with early morning lows near freezing. A steady breeze will add on more chill. TODAY: Partly sunny with highs in the upper 30s. Winds will be gusting in the teens, keeping the wind chill near or below freezing all day. EXTENDED: The new year brings more cold and possible
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the mid-20s with mostly cloudy skies. TOMORROW: Wednesday welcomes partly cloudy skies and highs into the upper 30s. EXTENDED: Another clipper system is quick to roll through on Thursday. This will bring overcast skies, a slight warmup to near 40 during the afternoon, and a chance for some areas to
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TODAY: Tuesday will be the beginnings of cooler air, which may be quite prolonged after a mild stretch through the holidays. Temperatures are cooling through the morning behind an area of low pressure that is exiting the region. Cool air will wrap in and drop temperatures into the 30s by the afternoon, but it will
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TODAY: Tuesday will be the beginnings of cooler air, which may be quite prolonged after a mild stretch through the holidays. Temperatures are cooling through the morning behind an area of low pressure that is exiting the region. Cool air will wrap in and drop temperatures into the 30s by the afternoon, but it will
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers overnight into tomorrow. A few flurries are possible through daybreak, but no impacts are expected. Gusty winds with lows in the upper 30s. TOMORROW: Spotty showers and/or flurries exiting before midday. Mostly cloudy and windy with highs in the upper 30s to around 40 with wind chills near the
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly cloudy with highs in the low 50s. Rain chances track in from the north through the afternoon. TONIGHT: Widespread showers in the early evening with another push of rain late overnight. Rain may transition to light snow flurries around sunrise. No accumulations are expected. EXTENDED: New Year’s Eve is breezy, cloudy, and
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THIS MORNING: Cooler than recent mornings in the 30s with patchy fog possible. Clouds linger through the day after fog dissipates. TODAY: Cloudy and mild with highs in the low 50s. Rain chances are mostly north of our area during the daytime and will slowly track in this evening. EXTENDED: Rainfall Monday night mostly favors
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with fog developing. Lows in the mid-upper 30s. TOMORROW: Morning fog followed by rain chances late in the day. Gusty winds with highs in the lower 50s. EXTENDED: We have another dreary night ahead, but it will be a bit chillier as temperatures fall in to the mid-upper 30s by daybreak. With
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