Today is forecast to be Much Cooler than yesterday.
Forecast for Polk
Updated: 9:29 PM CST on December 24, 2009
Winter Storm Warning in effect until 6 PM CST Friday...
Tonight
Very windy. Much colder. Freezing rain and rain late in the evening...then snow after midnight. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. New ice accumulation up to one tenth of an inch. Up to two tenths of an inch. Lows around 16. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
Christmas Day
Windy. Much colder. Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Highs in the lower 20s. West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
Friday Night
Blustery. Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of flurries. Lows around 14. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of flurries. Highs in the upper 20s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 6 PM CST this evening...
A Winter Storm Warning for snow... occasionally mixed with freezing drizzle... remains in effect until 6 PM.
* Timing and areas affected... a band of moderate to heavy snow is occurring along the western Missouri and Oklahoma and Kansas borders. Additional moderate to heavy snow through 6 am is expected with the highest snow amounts along the Highway 71 corridor. Periods of light snow will be possible on Christmas day.
* Snow accumulation... a snow accumulation of 2 to 8 inches is expected mainly along and west of a line from Table Rock Lake... to Springfield... to Lake of The Ozarks. The heaviest amounts are expected in counties close to the Missouri... Oklahoma... and Kansas state lines.
* Winds and visibility... northwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with higher gusts are expected. These strong winds will most likely produce blowing and drifting snow with visibilities reduced to near one quarter of a mile at times near the western Missouri state line.
* Impacts... travel conditions during Christmas eve and Christmas day will be significantly impacted... including highways 71... 13... 60 and 65... and Interstate 44. The Missouri Department of Transportation and area web cams indicate that most major state highways are either partially or completely snow and sleet covered from Highway 13 and points to the west.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow and mixed wintry precipitation means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Only travel in an emergency. If you must travel... consider taking a winter storm kit along with you. This kit should include such items as tire chains... booster cables... a flashlight... shovel... blankets... extra clothing and anything else that would help you survive in case you become stranded..