4th FORECAST UPDATE

The risk for severe storms no longer exits.

Showers are popping up near Clinton, MO and are sliding ESE. Additional development is possible along and ahead of a cold front that will pass through the Ozarks tonight.

"I LOVE AMERICA"

Temperatures will drop off into the upper 70s by the time fireworks light up the sky tonight. Rain is not expected, a few clouds are possible and it will be muggy and breezy outside. Bring along the bug spray and enjoy the show!

Rain and storms return tomorrow and will mainly impact the Ozarks during the daytime hours. Sunday appears dry and slightly cooler.

INDEPENDENCE DAY

A cold front moves in from the north and causes showers and storms to develop. The storms will be moving in during the afternoon and evening hours before pushing south of the Ozarks by Sunday. Some of the storms could be severe and produce damaging winds, hail, dangerous lightning and heavy rain. Mother Nature's fireworks should come to an end by the overnight hours except across extreme southern Missouri and Arkansas. Make plans to move indoors when the storms arrive and remember to wait 30 minutes after the last clap of thunder before going back outside.

DOG DAYS OF SUMMER

Holiday Forecast

A front will be moving north through the area on Friday and back south on Saturday. This will mean a chance for storms both times. For Friday, storms near the front should mainly be affecting areas to the north of Springfield. This hopefully will provide a break for the "I Love America" show Friday evening.


Fireworks on the fourth might be a bit trickier. A front will be moving southward on this day and by the time evening rolls around, the main threat for rain and storms should exist from Springfield southward into northern Arkansas.

After our 7 (nearly 10) day run of ninties last week, it looks like the forecast will be void of nineties for perhaps the next seven days! Northerly winds on Tuesday should help to keep both the temperatures and humidity in check through Wednesday.

Then, a front sets up which will start generating more clouds and eventually thunderstorms starting Thursday and lasting through Saturday. This does mean that storms will threaten the fourth of July weekend!

A BREAK FROM THE HEAT

It is 6-12 degrees cooler this afternoon than compared to yesterday. The best part is that dew point temperatures continue to drop. Yesterday the dew points were in the 70's, which is oppressive and today they continue to drop into the 50s, which is comfortable.
The weather pattern this week is different than the weather patten we had last week. The ridge of high pressure will be across the west and we'll be under a northwest flow aloft. We'll have to keep an eye on disturbances tracking up and over the ridge and then riding southeastward across the Midwest this week. The first is forecast to impact the Ozarks on Thursday and the second is forecast to move in on Independence Day. The exact timing and location is still unknown at this time. As of today, it appears the disturbances will track southeastward and impact SW MO and NW AR on both days.