Happy New Year! 2025 is off to a seasonally cold morning. The rest of New Year’s Day will be sunny with temperatures staying chilly in the low 40s. Wind chills will rest in the upper 30s this afternoon thanks to a northwest breeze.
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Plan for another cold night in the upper 20s tonight and a mildly chilly Thursday in the mid-40s. Thursday will feature partly to mostly cloudy skies, especially north of Highway 60 where a few sprinkles may be found thanks to a passing cold front. Areas to the south that should be a bit sunnier will likely see highs close to 50°.
Colder weather will follow as we wrap up the week with a bright and cold Friday expected. The chill will linger into the weekend as a storm approaches from the west. Precipitation should hold off until late Saturday into Sunday.
The latest data suggests a possibility of rain or a wintry mix that changes from a wintry mix to snow towards the end. The risk of heavy snow appears highest near I-70. We’ll have to watch for icy weather further south across Central Missouri, possibly extending into South Central Missouri. For Southwest Missouri, it looks like a cold rain that eventually transitions late in the day to a wintry mix and then snow Sunday night. Mainly rain is expected across Northern Arkansas.