Friday Evening Forecast (04/10/2026)
Friday Night: Light Showers 53°F
Saturday: Mostly Cloudy with Isolated Showers 74°F
Saturday Night: Cloudy 62°F
Sunday: Showers 76°F
Sunday Night: Showers 65°F
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General Discussion:
Showers are expected to continue (70%) throughout the weekend as southwesterly flow brings in more moisture to Mid Missouri. Along with this, temperatures are expected to warm into the mid 70s as more warm air pushes into the area.
-Scheerer
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Forecasters: Scheerer, Perette
Date Issued: 04/10/2026 22:00Z
Technical Discussion:
Key Messages:
- Showers will remain possible throughout the weekend
- A warm up is expected as temperatures rise into the mid 70s
Friday Night
As of 21z Friday, much of the state of Missouri has been riddled with cloud cover as a cold front continues to pass through the state due to a surface high pressure system pushing the front south. This front, coupled with the rainfall that Columbia experienced in the morning, has cooled temperatures to the upper 50s, which is significantly cooler than this time yesterday (highs near 80°F). Upper level divergence as of 21z Friday is being observed as well as mid level shortwaves, leading to the current cloud cover. Mid level moisture will continue to push further south, leading to a decrease in mid level clouds. However, the lower levels will continue to be saturated due to southwesterly flow advecting moisture from the Gulf. This will lead to cloudy skies throughout the rest of tonight into Saturday morning. This saturation will carry down into the surface as isolated showers will be possible throughout the night with trace to 0.05 inches of rain possible.
Saturday
Upper level flow turns more quasi-zonal by 12z Saturday as an upper-level ridge builds in. Along with this, upper-level divergence will build in during the morning and afternoon. Low to mid-level moisture will build in as the southeastern high pressure system pushes further east. This will lead to more moist and warm gulf air to advect into Mid Missouri, leading to mid to low level clouds throughout much of the day. Throughout the day, our surface winds will shift from the north to the south by the afternoon as the surface high moves further east. This will lead to warm air and moisture advection throughout the day, with highs warming to the mid 70s and muggy conditions (dew point reaching the low 60s). Light showers, with some thunder, will be possible throughout the later evening hours as well with totals around trace to 0.05 inches possible.
Sunday
Upper level southwesterly flow will build in throughout the morning of Sunday as the subtropical jet moves in throughout the day. A strong jet max will move through during the evening hours of Sunday with winds peaking around 100kt by 03z Monday. This will lead to a more active period during the day as vorticity values increase by 18z Sunday. Moisture in the mid-levels will funnel in as the mid level high continues to push further east. Along with this, the low level jet will continue to advect more warm moist air from the gulf into Mid Missouri. With this, showers will remain possible throughout the afternoon into very early Monday morning. Around 0.05 to 0.1 inches of rain is possible into very early Monday morning.
-Scheerer