Tracking cold, wet and gusty Wednesday morning conditions
Good morning, St. Joseph! We’re waking up to another cold and windy day across northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas. Temperatures are starting off in the mid-40s, but it feels much colder thanks to strong gusty winds blowing around the rain.
Overnight, wind gusts reached up to 43 mph at the St. Joseph airport, and gusts will continue in the 30 to 40 mph range through the first half of the day. A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 10 a.m. After lunchtime, winds will begin to calm, staying in the upper teens to low 20s through the afternoon.
Light rain continues this morning, adding to what has already been over half an inch across the region a welcome dose of much-needed rainfall.
Highs today will only reach the low 50s, and tonight temperatures will fall into the mid to low 30s. A Frost Advisory is in effect from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. Thursday as patchy frost could form on vegetation. Be sure to bring in or cover sensitive plants if you haven’t already.
Cold overnight lows will stick around through Sunday morning, meaning more frost potential heading into the weekend just in time for a chilly Halloween night.
Thankfully, sunshine returns later this week, but highs will remain in the 50s until Sunday, when temperatures finally rebound into the 60s and those milder temperatures look to stick around into early next week.
