Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Cooler than today.
Nowcast as of 5:38 PM CST on December 8, 2009
Now
Through 1000 PM...strong low pressure will begin to develop over the region this evening. As moist air is moved northward into the area...patchy dense fog development will be possible...especially across southern Missouri. Those that encounter this fog should prepare for rapidly changing visibility with restrictions lower than one quarter mile at times. As the evening progresses...a cold front will move through the area...this will bring an increase in northwest winds...which will be gusty overnight tonight. Any light rain across the region will change to light snow...with little if any accumulation expected.
Forecast for Phelps
Updated: 5:10 PM CST on December 8, 2009
Wind Advisory in effect from 3 am to noon CST Wednesday...
Tonight
Windy. Rain in the evening...then snow and rain likely after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in the lower 20s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph in the evening increasing to west 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 40 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
Wednesday
Very windy. Colder. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s. Temperature falling into the upper teens in the afternoon. West winds 25 to 30 mph in the morning decreasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph.
... Wind Advisory in effect from 3 am to noon CST Wednesday...
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a Wind Advisory... which is in effect from 3 am to noon CST Wednesday.
* Timing and areas affected: from 3 am through noon Wednesday for portions of extreme southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks north of a line from Fort Scott Kansas to Lebanon and Salem in Missouri.
* Winds: northwest winds with sustained speeds of 30 mph and gusts to 45 mph. Additionally... these winds will usher in very cold air for wind chills falling to near zero at times.
* Impacts: drivers of high profile vehicles will encounter very difficult driving conditions traveling on east to west highways. Unsecured property can be blown into other objects. Isolated tree limb damage is also possible.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or gusts to 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.