Falling In Love With Our Pets September 30, 2008

Every morning, it’s common practice.  My dog, Kylie, loves to soak in the sunshine on our deck.  She’ll sit out there for hours!  But when it becomes cloudy, rainy and snowy…she’s not a happy pup.  With the cooler temperatures here, it’s time to dig out the doggy sweatshirts…and soon the heavier coats.  Kylie’s just thrilled [...]

Looking Great And Cool September 30, 2008

High pressure will remain above our heads from today through Friday.  Sunny skies along with below average temperatures are expected.  Today’s high will be 67° and tonight’s low will be 46°.  Highs will slowly warm up through the end of the work week…but it will be a struggle since it’s hard to move cold air [...]

Summer Heat Is Gone…A Turn To Fall September 29, 2008

Showers and thunderstorms will be widespread this morning.  No severe weather is expected.  Mostly cloudy skies will stick around through most of the morning.  And as the cold front slides southeast of Kansas City, it will produce a few showers for folks in Clinton and Sedalia.  The high today will be 73°.
 
High pressure builds in [...]

Any Frost This Week? September 28, 2008

A little cooler today than yesterday…but not by much!  The high will be 80° under a mostly sunny to partly cloudy sky.  We’ll stay dry until tomorrow when a strong cold front arrives. 
 
Scattered showers will be possible as early as the morning rush on Monday.  As the front continues to slide to the southeast, [...]

Where’s Fall? September 27, 2008

Saturday morning there were a few areas of patchy fog, but nothing thick.  Even though a weak cold front is moving in later today, the majority of us will stay dry.  The exception is northern Missouri late in the day where a few sprinkles could fall.  This cold front doesn’t have a lot of moisture [...]

One Foggy Morning! September 21, 2008

The fog was even thicker this morning.  Winds will remain light today, but the fog will mix out by 9 AM.  More clouds expected to develop this afternoon, reducing the high to 78° (yesterday’s high was 81°).  With that cut-off low to the East and a more unstable atmosphere this afternoon, spotty showers/storms will pop-up [...]

Missouri Bootheel Rain September 20, 2008

Patchy dense fog this morning has reduced visibilities to 1 to 3 miles by the rivers and in the valleys.  All fog mixes out by 9 AM, leaving us with a mostly sunny to partly cloudy day.  The high this afternoon will be slightly warmer than yesterday at 80°. 
Right now there is a disturbance over [...]

Time To Dry Things Out September 14, 2008

Rain is quickly leaving the area this morning.  Clouds will hold strong through the morning hours, but sunshine breaks through by afternoon.  We’ve already reached our high for the day…68° around midnight.  Temperatures will fall this morning and then try to rebound to 66 by this afternoon.  Winds will be rather strong out of the [...]

We Don’t Like This Ike September 13, 2008

Hurricane Ike made landfall early this morning near the Houston/Galveston areas as a Category 2 hurricane with winds at 110 MPH.  Hurricane-force winds extend out about 125 miles from the center of this storm, which is extremely large.  Coastal storm surge is still expected to be between 20 and 25 feet.  Ike will weaken, but [...]

Hurricane Gustav Makes Landfall September 1, 2008

Hurricane Gustav made landfall late Monday morning as a Category 2 hurricane with winds around 110 MPH.  Heavy rains and strong winds will continue to thrash New Orleans and the rest of Louisiana today.
This storm was a little different than Katrina.  Slightly weaker at landfall as a Category 2 as opposed to a Category 3.  [...]