Forecasts and weather updates from Beau Dodson.
South to southwest transport winds between 10-15 kts with high mixing heights around 5 kft AGL will lead to good dispersion today. RH values between 20-25% are expected across the Ozark foothills in the afternoon. Low mixing heights and…
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South to southwest transport winds between 20-25 kts and mixing heights around 2.5-5.0 kft AGL will lead to good dispersion today before thunderstorms develop in the afternoon. A wetting rain is possible locally where the strongest storms…
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Fair to good dispersion is forecasted today with RH values ranging from near 30% in the Ozark Foothills to around 50% in the Wabash Valley. Meanwhile, dispersion on Saturday will be mainly poor due to lower mixing heights and lighter…
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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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