Forecasts and weather updates from Beau Dodson.
Warmer weather is on tap for Sunday along with an increase in south winds and better overall mixing and dispersion. Rain chances will be on the increase later Monday through Tuesday, with a lull expected mid week before another chance…
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Some light precipitation is expected late tonight and Friday. Otherwise, it will be rather humid with light winds and poor dispersion. South winds will increase through the weekend, and as temperatures climb back into the 70s Sunday…
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It will be very dry today, with sufficient vertical mixing, but winds will be very light. Overall dispersion will be poor over much of the region. Some light precipitation is expected late tonight and Friday. Otherwise, it will be rather…
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Behind the cold front tonight, winds switch around to the northwest and remain quite strong on Wednesday when gusts of 25 to 35 mph are possible. Relative humidity values will drop into the 20-30 percent range across mainly southeast…
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South winds are expected to increase today across the entire area with gusts of 35 to 45 mph during the day. Relative humidity values will stay above 45 to 50 percent except for parts of the Ozark Foothills of southeast…
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Low-level moisture is expected to increase from the southwest but a fairly strong gradient of lower afternoon relative humidity values is expected from northwest to southeast. Parts of SEMO and southern Illinois will see min RHs in the…
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Dry weather is expected today through daytime hours Monday as winds become breezy out of the SSW. RHs below 30% remain possible this afternoon in the Ozarks. With warm and moist advection early week, temperatures surge well into the 70s…
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We will have gusty northwest winds to contend with today and to a slightly lesser extent on Saturday. Deep and strong mixing will be realized today, especially across southeast Missouri. This will result in great dispersion. Minimum…
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Widespread showers and some thunderstorms will bring a widespread soaking rain to the region today. Winds become northwesterly behind a frontal passage this afternoon. Great dispersion is likely on Friday with deep mixing. RH values may…
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Strong southerly winds will usher in a more humid airmass today. Temperatures will be much warmer but with higher dewpoints expected, RH values should be quite a bit higher today compared to recent days. Sustained south winds near 15 mph…
Read updateMinimum RH values this afternoon will only be slightly higher compared to yesterday with 25 to 30 percent values expected. Mixing heights do increase to above 4000 feet in most areas leading to fair smoke dispersion despite relatively…
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