Triple Threat Weekend: Freezing drizzle, snow and bitter cold on tap for north Missouri

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Wintry conditions will affect the area through this weekend with the chance for freezing drizzle making for slick roadways over much of the area.

The National Weather Service in Kansas City has classified this as a “Triple Threat” with the chance of drizzle, freezing drizzle and snow.  Early this morning, John Anthony spoke with National Weather Service Meteorologist Spencer Mell.

 

Spencer Mell NWS Kansas City


A Winter Weather Advisory will be in effect from 9 am Friday to 6 pm Saturday for the following counties: Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Daviess, De Kalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Mercer, Nodaway, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan and Worth counties.

The best chance for ice accumulations will occur north of a St Joseph to Kirksville line where freezing rain is expected to be the heaviest and where temperatures are expected to stay below freezing. Up to a tenth of ice is possible across northern Missouri.

Freezing drizzle will transition to snow by late morning/early afternoon. With temperatures in the upper single digits and teens, snow ratios will be high and it is possible for 2 to 4 inches of light and powdery snow to accumulate across much of the area by Saturday night. Snow will exit the area Saturday night by midnight.

In the wake of this storm system, will be some very cold temperatures with dangerous wind chills by Sunday morning ranging from 10 to 20 degrees below zero across the southern part of the forecast area to 20 to 30 degrees below zero across northern Missouri and northeastern Kansas.

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As of 7:30 this morning, the forecast for north Missouri calls for the following: 

Today: Patchy freezing drizzle. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Southeast wind 10 to 13 mph.

Tonight: Patchy freezing drizzle. Cloudy, with a low around 21. East southeast wind 6 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Saturday: A chance of freezing rain before 9 am, then snow. Temperature falling to around 10 by 5 pm. Wind chill values between -8 and 2. North northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around -6. Wind chill values between -11 and -21. North northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 0.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 26.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 36.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

 


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