Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbia, Columbia Regional Airport (KCOU)

Lat: 38.82°NLon: 92.22°WElev: 889ft.

Fair

36°F

2°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed W 12 mph
Barometer 30.11 in (1020.4 mb)
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 21 Jan 9:54 am CST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNE Higbee MO

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 41. West southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light northwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values between -2 and -7. Light northwest wind becoming north 9 to 14 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: -2 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow.  Cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 9 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 2 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 18.

    High: 18 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 41. West southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values between -2 and -7. Light northwest wind becoming north 9 to 14 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 23.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NNE Higbee MO
 39.35°N 92.49°W (Elev. 902 ft)
10:07 am CST Jan 21, 2026
10am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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