Warren County, Missouri Weather and Climate Synopsis

Regional Hourly Observations Nowcast: 0-6 Hour Forecast Forecast: 7 Day Forecast Medium & Long Range Outlook Almanac Historical Facts

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Current Surface Map, [2nd Source TWC]
Map of 24 Hr Rainfall (7AM - 7AM EST), 7 Day Rainfall Animation

...EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
ST LOUIS INTL  PTSUNNY   74  61  63 VRB5      29.98F                  
SPIRIT OF STL  PTSUNNY   73  62  68 N3        29.96F                  
ST CHARLES     MOSUNNY   75  61  61 N3        29.97F                  
                   

Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain
40 percent. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. 
.MONDAY...Partly 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
50 percent. 
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Chance of rain 70 percent. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a chance of showers. A chance
of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows around 60. Chance
of rain 50 percent. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with
a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
80s. Chance of rain 60 percent. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s.
Chance of rain 50 percent. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance
of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Lows in the lower 50s. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 20 percent. 

12-48 Hr Surface Forecast Maps, TWC 4-Panel Surface Forecast, Fire Danger, Day 1 Precip, Day 2

                 6 TO 10 DAY  8 TO 14 DAY   30 DAY    90 DAY     120 DAY    180 DAY
                                           NOV05   NOV05-JAN06 DEC05-FEB06 FEB06-APR06
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   Temperature:      Below        Below      Above      Above      Above     Normal
 Precipitation:      Below        Below     Normal     Normal      Above     Normal

....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy

Friday May 03, 2024 the 124th Day of Year

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SUN
Declination 16.130000
Distance 0.999718 AU
Rise 07:08 EDT Set 21:04 EDT
Transit Meridian 14:05 EDT
Civil Twilight Begins 06:40 EDT Ends 21:31 EDT

Calculations made for central point in the state.
Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and
elevation -- Priddy

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MAY 3RD...HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1762... 
A tornado struck Port Royal Island, South Carolina.  It left a path 400 yards 
wide, tore up trees by the roots, and carried away houses and bridges.

...1899...
Havre, Montana was buried under 24.8 inches of snow, a record for the month of 
May for the location.

...1920...
Peggs, Oklahoma was completely destroyed by an F4 tornado.  71 people were 
killed which was 30 percent of the town's population.

...1929...
The worst tornado disaster in Virginia's history occurred.  6 tornadoes, 
including 2 west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, killed 22 people.  4 schools were 
destroyed by the storms.  12 children and a teacher were killed at Rye Cove in 
Scott County.

...1954...
A major late season snowstorm struck the arrowhead of Minnesota, leaving 18 
inches of new snow at Virginia.

...1978...
Persistent thunderstorms caused widespread flooding in southeastern
Louisiana and extreme southeastern Mississippi. Rainfall totals of ten to
thirteen and a half inches were reported around New Orleans causing the
worst flooding in thirty years. The water depth reached three to four feet
in several hundred homes, and total property damage was estimated at one
hundred million dollars. (David Ludlum)

...1983...
Severe thunderstorms produced five F2 tornadoes and one F3 tornado in New York 
with 3 people killed.  A large part of the small town of Boonville was 
demolished with a damage total of $15 million in the town alone.  Golfball size 
hail accumulated to a depth of 6 inches at Pine City.  

...1987...
Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
Softball size hail was reported at Center Point TX, and a tornado caused
three million dollars damage near Satanta KS. Heavy snow blanketed the
foothills of eastern Colorado, with 18 inches reported at Divide. (The
National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...2000...
Lightning strikes a home more than 100 years old in 
Lewisburg, TN. The 2 story home burns to the ground. This house 
had also been hit by a tornado in 1913. The tax assessor 
claims the home was worth $26,452. (NWS Nashville)

...2005...
Record lows broken or tied across Central Kentucky this 
morning.  Record low temperatures were set this morning at 
the National Weather service in Louisville with 34 degrees 
and a low of 32 degrees in Lexington. In Bowling Green the 
record low of 34 degrees set 110 years ago was tied.
	
Also...record low in Louisville...a new record low temperature of 34 
degrees was set earlier this morning at the national weather 
service office. The old record was 35 degrees set back in 
1961. (NWS Louisville)