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December 2007 ArchivesGet ready for some big temperature changes. This New Year's Eve night the temperature will fall through the 30s to near 28 around Midnight. But the wind will crank up too and strong winds will make the wind chill a big factor through New Year's Day as well. Here's a look at my temperature and wind chill forecast for tonight through Wednesday morning New Year's Eve Midnight Tues... I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas Holiday! I've been out of the storm center since Thursday of last week, fortunate enough to have some time off around Christmas. So, my family and I did the same thing that many of you did. We hit the road, headed for our native territory of northwest Missouri -- St. Joseph, MO, to be exact. Of course, it was wonderful to be in the midst of family and friends for the Holiday, but the t...
Here's a link to more info: Click here ...The fine folks at our local National Weather Service have been digging into the record books, and we thank them for some interesting stats. It turns out that it was a colder than average start to December. 16 of the first 17 days of this month had morning lows at or below the freezing mark of 32. Just yesterday (Monday) we hit the coldest low of the season at 11 degrees at Lambert. And of course we know it was a snowy start to the m... Two waves of wintery weather rolled through the bi-state area over the weekend. Round one arrived early Saturday morning, December 15, bringing a mix of rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow. The second round developed to our west and southwest Saturday afternoon, intensifying as it moved into the St. Louis metropolitan area. Thundersnow (a snow storm producing lightning and thunder) was reported for a brief time in p... It's 7:00 on Sunday morning and I'm here in the Storm Center...again. I've been providing some updates on the air and the web to keep everyone informed. Blowing and drifting snow is still a problem but at least the snowfall has ended. But not without fanfare. Snowfall totals ranged from under an inch in the far southern counties, where it mixed with sleet and rain, to over 8 inches to the northeast. Officially Lambert received... One of the reasons snowfall is so difficult to forecast is because small changes in the forecast have large impacts on our snowfall expectation. And if you read Matt's blog below you know one model had flurries and the other had 3-5" for us. Here's why we lose hair over snowfall forecasts...the model that showed flurries is now pumping out nearly 10" of snow for St. Louis! On the other hand, the other model has stuck to it's guns and is sti... How's that for wishy-washy? Forecasting the weather in and around St. Louis at any time of the year is difficult at best, but there is no more challenging time than late fall and winter. The last few days have been evidence enough of that, as merely a few miles meant the difference between freezing rain and rain, between losing power and keeping the lights on, between icy roads and wet roads. Now comes our next challenge -- Sa... Oh brother, it just keeps coming! So, before I get into some details on the weekend snow chances, I want to make mention of what's happening tonight into Thursday morning. From Rolla to St. Louis to Litchfield and Northwest we don't expect a whole lot of wet weather, but some light rain, sleet, snow is possible with little to no accumulation. Southeast of that line we expect nearly all rain. Although we expect any wet weather to move out j... It seems like every day we are thrown another shot of moisture and temperatures near freezing at some point in the day. So, it begs the question, what's next? Rain is the answer for most of us, including the St. Louis metro for Tuesday evening. Areas Northwest however, may see some ice later this evening as temperatures approach and drop below freezing. The farther Northwest, the better chance for ice accumulation. Right now it app... So you may wonder what all the hoopla is about because you haven't seen hardly any ice where you are. For much of the St. Louis Metro area, this has been the case. It's pretty amazing what a difference 1 degree can make. First of all, temperatures in the metro are usually a bit warmer than those in the outlying areas. And secondly, while I'm still new here, seems the street crews do a great job of treating the roads in the metro too. >> Continue reading: LIttle Icing In The Metro It's been a busy morning here in the Storm Center. I've been providing live coverage on the air at the top and bottom of every hour. So far it's all going about as planned. Marginal freezing conditions in St. Louis but as you travel west and north of town things get bad fast. Several reports of accidents along I-70 and I-270. Boone and Clark bridges are slick and I-64 in the Gumbo Flats (Chesterfield Valley) is tricky. Temperatures ar... I want to add to what Steve talks about below. The computer models have been trending colder so the icing threat has increased for Saturday night into Sunday. As of now, the NW parts of the viewing area (all areas North and West of St. Louis County) are under a Freezing Rain Advisory from 6pm Saturday to 6pm Sunday as accumulations are looking much more likely. At this point we could see anywhere from a glazing up to .25". Once you get to... So matt just blogged about our first encounter this season with some Wintery weather, and now we will be very close to the freezing line this weekend as some wet weather moves through. So, let me take you through the details on what we're thinking (Firday evening) for this weekend storm: Ice will mainly be Northwest of the St. Louis metro. While some spots in the viewing area may see some brief periods of freezing rain or driz... They say there are three things that really count in the real estate business... Location, location, location. The same is true in the world of weather, and Thursday's winter-style storm system is proof of that. The line is fairly sharp between those who woke up Friday morning to snow on the ground and those that were left with more of a sleet/snow/freezing rain mix accumulation. That line basically runs from Columbia, MO to ... Much of our area is now (or soon will be) under either a snow advisory or a winter weather advisory. Check out the main page of KMOV.com, and take a look at the weather alert text scrolling near the top of the page. This will tell you if your area is included in either of these advisories. So, when does the wintery weather arrive, and is accumulating snow or ice really going to be a problem? ... |
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