Friday Morning Forecast 3/7/2025 10:00am
Friday: Mostly Increasing Clouds. High: 68°F
Friday Night: Mostly Cloudy. Low: 34°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny. High: 52°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear. Low: 33°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny. High: 57°F
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General Discussion:
Lower relative humidity levels, gusty wind conditions and dry fuels put Mid-Missouri into an elevated fire risk for the day on Friday. During this time outdoor burning is not recommended. Above seasonal average temperatures are anticipated for the day before a cold front cools temperatures heading through the weekend. With the passage of the front no precipitation is anticipated.
– McCluskey
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Forecasters: McCluskey
Date Issued: 03/07/2025 10:00am
Technical Discussion:
Key messages
- Dry and gusty conditions will continue through the day on Friday with an elevated fire risk in place through the evening hours.
- A cold front will sweep over the area impacting temperatures through the weekend.
- Conditions remain dry and mostly clear behind this frontal passage.
Earlier this week we saw a decent amount of measurable precipitation about 1.2” recorded at Sanborn field. However, even with moist ground conditions we are still in an elevated fire risk through the day. Relative humidity levels are expected to drop into the 30s, with wind gust reaching the middle 30s. This conditions paired with dry ground fuels make outdoor burning a hazard and very dangerous. While we had rain earlier this week that help aid in dampening fuels, dry conditions could have been worse with out the early week precipitation. This elevated risk is expected to persist through the evening hours. Future forecasters should watch out for enhanced fire weather risk as precipitation and moisture will be lacking in the next several days.
A low pressure system is current positioned just west of Missouri with an associated cold front stretching through Colorado. Throughout the day temperatures are expect to warm just below 70 degrees. As the low advances though the state the cold front will began to impact the area. The approaching front will cause increasing cloud cover through the day as seen on satellite and HREF model guidance. With the passage of this frontal boundary temperatures are anticipated to return to near seasonal (Avg HI: 53F, L:33F). The 540 line will pop in during the overnight hours Friday and Saturday, after the passage helping cool off temperatures overnight just above freezing. No precipitation is expected with the passage for this boundary as upper level moisture is lacking through Missouri at 700mb. Behind the system high pressure shimmies in from the Nebraska help keep the skies clear and dry through the forecast period.
-McCluskey