SPRINGFIELD, MO — The Missouri Ozarks face a sharp turn toward fall weather beginning Friday, Oct. 16, as temperatures plunge from the 80s into the 50s, with patchy frost possible over the weekend before afternoon highs rebound toward 80 degrees by Tuesday.
According to the National Weather Service in Springfield, a cold front moving through the region Thursday will bring a significant temperature change following several rounds of showers and thunderstorms.
The agency’s Hazardous Weather Outlook, issued Wednesday at 1:16 a.m. CDT, identifies gusty northerly winds reaching 35 mph Friday, followed by overnight temperatures falling into the 30s and 40s across portions of the Missouri Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas…