
Jared Shelton
Chief Meteorologist at News-Press Now
Chief Meteorologist // NewsPressNOW - St. Joseph
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1 day ago |
newspressnow.com | Jared Shelton
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue to develop across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas Wednesday afternoon and evening, with 40% to 60% chances area-wide. A few storms may produce gusty winds and hail, with a marginal risk of severe thunderstorm activity across the region into tonight. Overnight lows will fall into the low 60s to upper 50s, with mostly cloudy skies and light southerly winds.
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2 days ago |
newspressnow.com | Jared Shelton
Mostly sunny and warm conditions Tuesday afternoon will give way to scattered thunderstorms Tuesday night across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas. An active pattern will ensue, with numerous chances for showers and storms through the middle and later half of the work week. A 30% chance of isolated t-storms will develop after 5 PM Tuesday, with chances increasing to 40% overnight. Most thunderstorms will be garden variety, with a marginal risk for isolated pockets of hail and damaging winds.
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3 days ago |
newspressnow.com | Jared Shelton
A mild, dry, and mostly clear Monday evening will give way to isolated thunderstorm chances by Tuesday evening. Rain and t-storm chances will continue through mid to late week as an active pattern settles into the region. Clear skies and upper 60s Monday afternoon will give way to a few passing clouds after midnight. Lows will fall into the mid to low 50s overnight, with southerly winds at 5 to 10 mph.
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1 week ago |
newspressnow.com | Jared Shelton
Dry, warm, and breezy conditions will prevail across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas Thursday evening, as a low pressure system tracks well north of the area keeping any risk for strong to severe thunderstorms along and north of the Iowa border. Overnight lows will only fall into mid to low 60s late, with south winds at 15 to 25 mph and partly cloudy to mostly clear skies. Friday will bring an increase in cloud cover and a 20% to 30% chance of PM showers.
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1 week ago |
newspressnow.com | Jared Shelton
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Spring tornado season started out with a bang for parts of the Midwest and deep South this year. From January to early April, the Storm Prediction Center has tallied at least 473 preliminary tornado reports across the United States. That’s well above the historical average of 266 twisters through this point in the season.
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A Tornado Watch has been issued through 11 p.m. Friday for all of Northwest MO and Northeast KS. Scattered storms are expected to develop after 7 PM tonight. Possible hazards include damaging wind gusts, sizable hail, locally heavy rain, and isolated tornadoes. #mowx https://t.co/TCo2hDrli2

A Heat Advisory has been issued across Northwest MO and Northeast KS ahead of triple digit heat indices anticipated this afternoon. Stay cool St. Joseph, this will be one of hottest days of 2024 so far! #mowx https://t.co/TIFmmduOzc

Hot, dry, and breezy conditions are settling in to start the work week across Northwest MO and Northeast KS. #mowx #summer https://t.co/cIuW5HyQCx