Windy and warm today; Colder with snow possible Thursday morning

Southerly winds will gust up to 40 MPH today, allowing temperatures to warm into the middle 50s for your Tuesday afternoon with mostly sunny skies. This is ahead of a cold front that will drop temperatures into the upper 30s for highs tomorrow and the middle 20s by Thursday. Late Wednesday night, we’ll be watching a clipper snow system that could bring an inch of accumulation to most of the Four States by Thursday morning. Ground temperatures should be cold enough for travel issues to ensue Thursday morning. This snow would end before lunchtime on Thursday, and temperatures will gradually warm above average again by Saturday.

Briefly warmer, flurries possible Thursday morning

The combination of mostly clear skies and light winds will lead to lows in the teens across the Four States tonight.

Mostly sunny skies are expected Monday, with highs warming to the mid-40s, which is seasonable for this time of year.

Windy conditions will allow us to warm to the lower-50s Tuesday.

A cold front will come through late Tuesday night, which will knock our highs back to the mid to upper-30s for Wednesday. The lack of moisture will lead to this front coming through dry.

A few flurries and light snow showers are possible late Wednesday night into Thursday morning, but accumulations are not expected. Highs will cool to the mid-20s for Thursday.

We’ll warm back to the lower-40s Friday and mid to upper-50s for Saturday, before cooling to the mid-40s again Sunday.

Have a great week!

Warming above freezing today; Breezy tomorrow ahead of a cold front

After a cold start, temperatures will finally warm above freezing this afternoon with abundant sunshine and calm winds. Southerly winds will pick up near sunrise tomorrow, allowing temperatures to warm into the lower 50s. This is ahead of a cold front that will cool us below average by Wednesday, and we could even see some flurries into Thursday morning. Not everyone in the Four States will see them, but those who do will likely see a dusting of accumulation. We’ll keep you updated this week when we can narrow down who exactly will see this light snow. All of us will warm above average again by the weekend.

Slippery roads and frigid wind chills expected tonight

A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for an area generally from I-44 northward through early Sunday morning. Snow accumulations should generally remain an inch or less in the advisory area, with as much as a dusting in the rest of the Four States. A light glaze of ice accumulation is also possible. Regardless, slippery roads are expected across the Four States as temperatures continue to drop well below freezing.

A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect for Craig, Crawford, Labette and Vernon counties for tonight into Sunday morning. In the advisory area, wind chills in the -10 to -15 range are possible, with wind chills down to around -5 for the rest of the Four States. Wind gusts in the 25-35 mph range will be possible overnight, with the highest gusts before midnight.

Clouds will decrease throughout the day on Sunday, with highs in the mid-20s.

We’ll warm up into the 40s for Monday and Tuesday, with a good deal of sunshine.

A Canadian cold front will push through the area later Tuesday, but it will come through dry, with highs cooling back to the mid-30s Wednesday.

Wind chills below zero are possible both Thursday and Friday mornings and a few flurries are possible Thursday.

We’ll warm back into the mid-30s Friday and back towards 50 degrees next Saturday.

Have a safe rest of your weekend!

Warm and breezy Friday; Rain transitions to wintry mix tomorrow morning

The last day of 2021 will be warm, cloudy and breezy with southwesterly winds gusting up to 30 MPH at times. Precipitation will begin as rain Friday afternoon, primarily near the MO-AR border. Flooding is possible near Table Rock Lake, and storms are possible closer to central Arkansas.

Rain will become widespread after midnight going into Saturday, but temperatures will be dropping through the day. Once they hit below freezing (likely before noon Saturday), rain will transition into a rain/snow mix. Ice accumulations are possible, and travel impacts could be seen along and north of I-44 through Saturday afternoon. If this system lingers into Saturday evening, snow is possible over parts of SE Kansas & SW Missouri, and accumulations will be low.

Wind chills will drop below zero into Sunday morning before high temperatures won’t get above freezing in the afternoon. We’ll finally start to warm back to average conditions by the start of next week.

Foggy Thursday morning; Wintry mix likely by Saturday

Thursday will begin with a Dense Fog Advisory in some parts of the Four States, with visibilities less than a mile in areas primarily east of I-49. We’ll see some sunshine this afternoon as temperatures warm into the middle to upper 50s. Temperatures will only cool into the middle 40s overnight.

The last day of 2021 (Friday) will be warm, breezy and a little rainy. Rain will begin in the afternoon for areas primarily south of I-44, and even some storms are possible southeast of the Four States. Rain will continue on and off overnight and into Saturday morning.

New Year’s Day will see temperatures steadily dropping through the day, and they will get below freezing by lunchtime. A wintry mix is likely through Saturday midday and afternoon, especially north of I-44. Travel impacts will be minimal, but it will be important to stay updated through the weekend.

We’ll see wind chills near 0 on Sunday morning before we warm up again into next week.

Light rain today; More rain and a cool down likely into 2022

Light rain is possible from 8am-2pm today for most of the Four States, but areas further away in SE Kansas will likely stay dry. This small system will only lead to a trace of rainfall across the area before we will stay dry tonight through Friday morning. Temperatures will be in the upper 50s and lower 60s through the end of 2021.

Another rain system will approach the Four States on New Year’s Eve and provide wet conditions to ring in the New Year. This system will linger into Saturday morning as temperatures fall well below average through the day and into Sunday. We should warm back up a bit by next week.

Rain before lunchtime; Clearing skies this afternoon

A few showers and storms are moving across the Four States this morning, but we’ll finally be dry by lunchtime Tuesday. Some heavy rain is possible with rainfall totals up to 1.5″ in some areas, especially to the northwest of Joplin. Everyone else should see less than an inch of rain before clouds quickly exit behind this system. We’ll see sunny skies, a southerly breeze and high temperatures in the upper 60s this afternoon.

Clouds will increase again overnight behind the passage of a cold front, and rain is possible again near sunrise and through Wednesday morning, with the bulk staying mostly to our east. We should remain dry through Thursday and Friday morning before we’ll be tracking another rain system that may be with us as we ring in the New Year. Stay tuned for updates!

Heavy rain possible with tonight's storm system

Temperatures won’t move too much through your Monday, but clouds will increase ahead of a rather large rain system tonight. After midnight, showers and thunderstorms will move across the Four States, with the main threat being heavy rain lingering well into Tuesday morning. Severe weather is not expected at this time. Rainfall totals will likely be between 0.5-1.5″ with locally higher amounts to our northeast. Some of these storms could create localized flooding in some parts of the Four States during tomorrow’s morning commute, so stay tuned for updates!

We should stay mostly dry through Tuesday afternoon through Friday morning before another rain system will move across the Four States as we may be ringing in the New Year. Temperatures will likely cool well below average behind this system. We’ll keep you updated through the week.

Record highs for Sunday, rain likely Monday night before cooldown

Record high temperatures are again expected for Sunday, as we reach into the mid-70s. The record high in Joplin is 71, dating back to 2008.

There will be a small chance of a sprinkle as a cold front approaches the area, but most locations should remain dry.

It will also be windy Sunday (though not as windy as Friday), with southerly gusts reaching up to 30 mph at times.

Behind the front, highs will cool into the low to mid-60s for Monday, which is still about 15 degrees above normal for late December.

Showers and thunderstorms will be likely ahead of a warm front late Monday night into Tuesday morning.

Highs will reach back towards 70 degrees for Tuesday, before a strong cold front knocks our lows down to the upper-20s for Wednesday morning.

There will be a small chance of a shower Wednesday, but most locations will remain dry, as highs fall to the mid-40s, which is finally below normal for this time of year.

Temperatures will moderate back into the 50s as we start 2022.

Have a great rest of your holiday weekend!