2024-01-15 13:00:12
Good morning, and happy Monday! Very cold air continues across the Ozarks with many places below zero early this morning. The wind chill, of course, is worse, even though the wind is not that strong. Satellite shows some lake effect snows occurring downwind of area lakes, so locations south of the lakes will experience snow flurries today. In addition, some upper energy moving our way from the northwest should generate some light snow or flurries today, especially in central Missouri.
With the cold temperatures, occasional flurries or light snow will be possible through much of today.(KY3)A band of light snow will likely develop by mid to late followingnoon across central Missouri, with a coating possible.(KY3)
Here, a coating of snow may occur today into early this evening. Temperatures over much of the region will remain in the single digits today, and the wind chill will likely stay below zero.
Temperatures will remain in the single digits over most of Missouri, and perhaps just into the teens in Arkansas.(KY3)
This is occurring as arctic air covers then northern half of the country with a huge dip in the jet stream.
The jet stream has dipped southward with arctic air covering regarding half of the country.(KY3)
The wind may pick up a bit tonight, with gusts over 20 mph until 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning. It should die off just before dawn, but temperatures once once more will be below zero.
Skies should clear just before dawn, leading to the potential of below-zero temperatures once more.(KY3)
A wind chill advisory is in effect through noon Tuesday to account for this. Tuesday followingnoon will be better, with temperatures back in the teens with the help of sunshine.
With sunshine, temperatures will warm back into the teens.(KY3)
A relatively dramatic warm up will occur for Wednesday and Thursday, with temperatures back into the 30s as the cold air retreats and the jet stream shifts north.
Highs back in the middle teens Tuesday(KY3)
We might see a few snow showers on Thursday as a system clips us. Another batch of cold will move in for Friday, but it won’t last as long. In fact, temperatures will rocket back into the 40s by early next week, with rain arriving late Monday or into Tuesday.
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