ERA:
ARCTIC AIR IS GRIPPING THE
OZARKS THIS MORNING.
LOWS ARE DROPPING INTO THE TEENS
WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS. DRESS IN LAYERS
AND BUNDLE UP! DON'T FORGET THE
HATS, GLOVES, MITTENS, AND
SCARVES!
ARCTIC AIR STAYS IN PLACE TODAY,
KEEPING HIGHS
BELOW FREEZING DESPITE SUNSHINE.
TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY WARM INTO
THE UPPER 20'S THIS
AFTERNOON UNDER A MIX OF SUN AND
CLOUDS.
A CLIPPER, OR UPPER-LEVEL
LOW-PRESSURE CENTER
THAT TRACKS NEAR THE GREAT
LAKES, WILL PASS JUST TO OUR
NORTHEAST TODAY. WE COULD GET
CLIPPED BY A FEW SNOW FLURRIES
ESPECIALLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST
OF SPRINGFIELD. ANY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT AT A
HALF-INCH OR LESS.
ANY SNOW CLEARS THIS EVENING,
WE'LL HAVE
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES GET COLD AGAIN WITH
LOWS IN THE TEENS
FEELING LIKE SINGLE DIGITS.
THE ARCTIC AIR MOVES EAST
TOMORROW THANKS
TO STEADY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.
HIGHS WILL STILL BE BELOW
AVERAGE, BUT REBOUND
INTO THE UPPER 30'S UNDER MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES.
THE PATTERN TURNS ACTIVE
STARTING ON
WEDNESDAY. THE JET STREAM, OR
PATHWAY OF STORMINESS, OPENS UP
TO THE SOUTHWEST AND
STARTS TO TRACK OVER THE OZARKS.
THAT WILL ALLOW LITTLE BURPS OF
DISTURBANCES TO ROLL
THROUGH.
ON WEDNESDAY WE'LL PROBABLY
START OUT COLD
ENOUGH FOR A WINTRY MIX
INITIALLY, WARMING TO A COLD
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS
IN
THE MIDDLE 30'S.
ON THURSDAY WE'LL START WITH THE
COLD RAIN, BUT
THEN FIND MORE COLD CANADIAN AIR
WRAPPING INTO THE OZARKS. THIS
COULD LEAD TO A
TRANSITION TO SNOW BY THE LATE
AFTERNOON/ EVENING.
THE MAIN STORM FINALLY DEEPENS
NEAR THE AREA
ON FRIDAY. IF IT TRACKS TO OUR
SOUTH, WE'LL HAVE A CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE OZARKS ON FRIDAY,
CLEARING BY SATURDAY MORNING. IF
IT TRACKS TO THE NORTH WE'LL
FIND MORE OF A WINTRY MIX/
COLD RAIN.
HIGHS STAY COLD IN THE 30'S
THROUGH FRIDAY.
EXPECT CHILLY 40'S ON SATURDAY
WITH WARMER HIGHS NEARING 50
DEGREES ON SUNDAY.
SCRIPT:
STOCK AND BOND MARKETS ARE
CLOSED TODAY FOR
THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR
HOLIDAY. WE'LL SEE IF EQUITIES
PICK UP TOMORROW WHERE THEY
LEFT OFF FRIDAY, IN RECORD
TERRITORY.
EXPECT CHILLY 40'S ON SATURDAY
WITH WARMER HIGHS NEARING 50
DEGREES ON SUNDAY.
SCRIPT:
STOCK AND BOND MARKETS ARE