170300- Boone MO-Moniteau MO-Cole MO- Including the cities of Columbia and Jefferson City 243 PM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026
Tonight Mostly clear this evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Friday Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Friday night Showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening. Much cooler with lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. Saturday Sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Much cooler with highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Saturday night Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. Sunday and sunday night Clear. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows in the lower 40s. Monday Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Monday night Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Tuesday Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Tuesday night and wednesday Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Wednesday night Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent. Thursday Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Strong cold front moving through Central U.S., with a severe weather outbreak looking very likely. Frosts in the Plains, Midwest this weekend. » More DTN Weather Commentary
Posted at 12:06PM Thu Apr 16, 2026 CDT
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