Forecasts and weather updates from Beau Dodson.
Continued very dry conditions, along with gusty southwesterly winds midday through the afternoon today, will result in elevated fire weather danger. Sustained winds increase to 15 to 20 mph today with gusts of around 30 mph midday through…
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Very dry conditions will continue today with relative humidity values of 15-25% in southeast Missouri, to 25-35% east of the Mississippi River. Winds will be from the northwest at 10-15 mph, with gusts of 20-25 mph in the afternoon. Winds…
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After Thursday`s widespread wetting rains, an extended period of dry weather is forecast. From Saturday through Tuesday of next week, RH values will drop to around 25-35% in the afternoon. The next mentionable chance of rain arrives…
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It will be warm and breezy today with showers and thunderstorms increasing in coverage through the day and into tonight as a cold front passes through the region. Widespread wetting rains are expected, with the highest totals of 1-1.5…
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South to southwest winds will continue to be breezy today before increasing further on Thursday. Gusts will be as high as 35 mph ahead of the cold front on Thursday. Warming and moistening will steadily increase through Friday morning. A…
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As high pressure continues to shift off to the east, expect south to southwest winds to steadily increase, especially during the afternoon. A warming trend and deeper mixing this week will maintain good dispersion. RHs are expected to…
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High pressure in control of the weather this morning will shift eastward throughout the day. Light surface winds this morning will increase from the south through mid week as the high pressure drifts farther away. Deeper mixing and the…
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A couple rounds of wetting rains are likely to impact the region over the next 48 hours. The first round will arrive late tonight into Friday morning, and the second will arrive Friday night into Saturday morning. Rainfall totals will…
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Showers and thunderstorms will spread across southeast Missouri today, then east of the Mississippi River tonight. Showers and some thunderstorms will continue into Friday night, ending from west to east Saturday. Rainfall totals are…
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Low clouds will struggle to clear today, so despite a decent northerly transport wind, poor dispersion is expected. While mixing will be decent on Thursday, transport winds will be rather light switching from easterly to southerly through…
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A cold front will slide south through the region today accompanied by a good chance for a wetting rain. A few thunderstorms are possible, which could produce some gusty winds or hail. After dry weather Wednesday and much of Thursday…
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Good dispersion will persist today with a healthy south wind gusting 20 to 25 mph. Mixing will increase rather quickly early this afternoon as we break through the inversion. Minimum RH`s will generally range from 45 to 55%. A cold…
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