Friday: A Few Early Clouds. 68°F

Friday Night: Clouds build in after midnight. 43°F

Saturday: Cloudy. 65°F

Saturday Night: Mostly Cloudy and Breezy. 32°F

Sunday: Decreasing Clouds. 39°F  

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General Discussion:

Cloudy breezy weather this weekend with temperatures dropping Saturday night (32°F) into Sunday (39°F) due to a cold front passing through the area brining northern dry cold air into the region.  Pull out your winter clothes and be prepared for temperatures dropping significantly into the 20s throughout the day on Sunday.

–Osborn, Neumiller, Trotter

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Forecasters: Trotter, Neumiller, Osborn

Date Issued: 9:00 AM CST, November 7, 2025

Technical Discussion:

Key Messages:

• Above-average temperatures (highs in the upper 50s, lows around 40°F) will be brought to an end by a strong cold front passing through on Saturday afternoon.
• Abnormally cold temperatures (30s) will follow the front Saturday night, lingering through the weekend.

Friday through Saturday afternoon:

A cold front is passing through Missouri this morning, with winds shifting from southwesterly to northwesterly in its wake. While air behind the front is colder that what it replaced, it is also significantly drier, which will lead to high temperatures today to be similar to those yesterday (69°F) as drier air heats more easily. Clouds ahead of the front are quickly leaving the area, leading to a largely sunny day. Tonight, as a surface low currently centered over southern Alberta speeds southeast, clouds will build ahead of another cold front that arrives Saturday afternoon, remaining throughout the day Saturday. Temperatures will drop into the low 40s overnight, rising up to the mid-60s tomorrow afternoon, as the cold front arrives. While this is the first ‘Alberta Clipper’ system of the cold season, there will be minimal chances of any precipitation for us, frozen or liquid.

Saturday evening through Sunday:

A very strong upper-level trough will dig into the area, as an elongated surface high pressure system is anticipated behind the front after the passage of the surface low. Bitterly cold air for the season will be advected into mid-Missouri. A stiff (up to 20 mph) northerly breeze will kick in upon the passage of the cold front, with temperatures dropping to the mid-to-low 30s for Sunday morning. The sun will return on Sunday as the overcast breaks up, but continuing northerly winds will keep high temperatures no higher than the low 40s. Future forecasters should note an even colder morning in store for Monday as radiational cooling comes into play along with cold air advection.

— Trotter, Osborn, Neumiller