Forecasts and weather updates from Beau Dodson.
As deepening low pressure stalls to our northeast, wrap-around showers continue to move through the Quad State. Some of these showers include graupel or small hail. Gusty WNW winds today will remain breezy overnight through tomorrow as…
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A strong cold front moves through today, with storms continuing from the overnight through the afternoon. Winds become gusty today and Wednesday as colder and drier air moves in for Thursday and Friday. Winds are expected to shift around…
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Today should be mostly dry, with a southwest breeze and mixing heights up to around 3000 ft. This should lead to fair to good smoke dispersion through the day. Thunderstorms will approach tonight into Tuesday followed by a cold front…
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Moisture will continue to increase this weekend with southerly flow as min RH values today will fall to around 45-50%. Dispersion will be good with mixing heights around 3,000-4,500 ft AGL. Wetting rains are expected to move in to the…
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Today will feature increasing southwesterly winds which will be strongest across southeast Missouri and southern Illinois. These areas will also experience an uptick in humidity levels though with RH values remaining above 30 percent.…
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Dry air and good mixing are forecast through Friday. Light winds this morning will become west southwest this afternoon. Southwesterly winds on Friday will be quite gusty, on the order of 20 to 30 mph within the transport layer. Minimum…
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It will be breezy today with southwest winds at 10 to 20 mph with some gusts to around 30 mph, becoming west during the afternoon and decreasing this evening. Afternoon humidity will drop into the 35 to 45 percent range.…
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An approaching storm system will spread rain and maybe a few thunderstorms into the region later today into tonight. Expect strong winds today, especially late this afternoon and into this evening, sustained 20 to 30 mph and gusts 40 to…
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Winds are expected to be relatively light out of the east shifting to the south this afternoon. Mixing heights will start off low but by mid afternoon may open up to around 4000-5000 ft in areas that get into the…
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A surface high pressure center will be just north of the Quad State area through the day Thursday, allowing for a light east to northeast wind. Deeper afternoon mixing will allow afternoon relative humidity values to drop into the 20…
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A dry frontal passage moving through shifts winds to northerly today with speeds of 5 to 15 mph. The resurgence of dry air keeps RHs low, dropping to 25 to 30 percent with localized values down to 20%. Winds become…
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