Summertime mugginess has settled back into Mid-Missouri and will be a common part of the forecast the next few months. Most daily summer forecasts include humidity as a percentage but you may hear forecasters also mention dew points in the summertime. Dew points are a good measure of humidity across a range of temperatures and
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THIS MORNING: Warm to start in the lower 70s. Temperatures quickly warm to the 80s by noon. TODAY: Mostly sunny with a spot shower or storm through sunset. Highs in the low 90s with a heat index in the upper 90s. EXTENDED: The heat and humidity are here to stay as upper high pressure continues
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The Atlantic Hurricane Season officially began on June 1st and the first named storm of the season has now formed in the southern Gulf of Mexico. This broad storm could bring flooding across much of southern Texas. Alberto is tracking on the rim of a heat dome across the eastern U.S., forcing it due west
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THIS MORNING: Mild to start in the 70s with a steady southerly breeze. Temperatures will warm quickly to the 90s by noon. TODAY: High temperatures reach the lower 90s with the heat index in the upper 90s. An isolated storm or two is possible. EXTENDED: Highs remain in the 90s all week and peak near
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TODAY: Sunny and humid with the heat index up to 100 degrees. The heat could force out pop-up storms throughout the afternoon. TONIGHT: Rain fizzles out as temperatures cool but it will take until sundown to fall out of the 80s. Lows remain well above average in the 70s. EXTENDED: Heat and humidity rule throughout
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THIS MORNING: Very warm starting out in the mid-70s with heavy humidity. Southerly winds and sunshine will warm temperatures quickly. TODAY: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the mid-90s. Heat indices could threaten triple digits today. EXTENDED: Heat and humidity will be the rule throughout the week as upper high pressure situates just to
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TODAY: Sunshine and southerly winds will push temperatures further into the mid-90s this afternoon. Humidity also increases with the heat index between 95-98 degrees. TOMORROW: Monday is just as hot in the mid-90s with heavy moisture sticking around. EXTENDED: Rain chances entering the forecast by Tuesday keep temperatures from warming any further, but we also
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TODAY: A system tracking in from the west will bring isolated showers and storms in the morning and early afternoon but most stay dry today. Highs reach the low 90s. TOMORROW: Father’s Day will be warmer and more humid as the heat index rises into the upper 90s. EXTENDED: Monday is just as hot in
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Storms yesterday produced heavy winds and triggered a tornado warning for several counties across Mid-Missouri. But the National Weather Service has determined that damage along the path of that storm was more consistent with high winds not associated with a tornado. A line of heavy storms tracked into the area from the north after sundown
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THIS AFTERNOON: Friday is mostly sunny with highs in the upper 80s. Humidity is low enough to be negligible in today’s forecast. TONIGHT: Skies stay mostly clear overnight. Temperatures fall into the 60s with a steady north wind. EXTENDED: A warm front brings back more humidity late Saturday with widely scattered showers and storms tracking
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THIS MORNING: Mostly clear and cool with lows in the mid-50s. TODAY: Sunny and seasonal with highs near 80. The UV index reaches very high levels that can cause sunburn in 20 minutes. EXTENDED: High pressure building out west will move in our direction by midweek, allowing temperatures to increase as winds shift more to
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THIS MORNING: Mostly clear and cool starting in the mid-upper 50s. Patchy fog is possible to the south where the heaviest rain fell over the weekend. TODAY: Mostly sunny and comfortable with low humidity and highs in the upper 70s. The UV index reaches very high levels that can cause sunburn in under a half
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Even in a record-breaking stretch of heat, the periodical cicada broods emerged right on time in late spring and early summer in Mid-MO. But more changes to the climate in the future could also mean more changes to cicadas and their behavior. Cicada emergence is directly tied to the temperature and climate of their location.
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TODAY: Another isolated rain chance is expected to the west in the late morning and early afternoon hours. Most of our area will stay dry as temperatures warm into the mid-80s. TOMORROW: A weakening line of storms tracks in early Monday and may manage to produce strong winds in the morning. As this system falls
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TODAY: Isolated showers linger through early afternoon but most stay dry today. Highs reach at or just below 80 degrees. TOMORROW: Sunday begins dry before showers and storms track in from the west in the early afternoon. These will already be fizzling out as they arrive so most of us manage to stay dry through
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A swarm of cicadas has arrived along with the heat and humidity as periodical broods emerged from the ground for the summer. You may also hear these bugs referred to as locusts due to some similarities between the two. But there are also a lot of big differences that might make you more grateful those
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THIS AFTERNOON: Temperatures reach the upper 70s today after a mostly dry start. Showers and thunderstorms steadily track in from the south becoming most widespread after sundown. TONIGHT: Scattered storms persist through early Saturday. Temperatures are held in the low 60s. EXTENDED: Showers will generally come to an end by midmorning tomorrow, with clouds clearing
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TONIGHT: Clouds will increase ahead of rain to our west but we’ll stay mostly dry through the evening. Showers arrive in the west near Sedalia and Marshall after sunset and struggle to make it east of Boonville overnight. Low temperatures fall to the 60s. TOMORROW: A mostly dry start to the day warms temperatures back
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TODAY: Conditions clear out right in time for the holiday with mostly sunny skies and seasonal temperatures today. Highs top out in the upper 70s with a UV index up to 8 meaning sunburn is possible in less than a half hour. TOMORROW: Skies stay sunny getting back to work on Tuesday with repeat temperatures
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TODAY: An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day is in effect through 7 p.m. Sunday for possible severe storms. Morning storms have already brought severe winds and hail to the area and this is a possibility up to 9 a.m. with this first round. Another chance of storms redevelops south of I-70 this afternoon and
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