It's been a wild week of weather in many parts of the United States, from heat waves to snowstorms to flash floods.
St. Louis, MO
Right Now
- Humidity: 49%
- Feels Like: 103°
- Heat Index: 103°
- Wind: 4 mph
- Wind Chill: 94°
- UV Index: 6 High
- Sunrise: 06:27:11 AM
- Sunset: 07:35:46 PM
- Dew Point: 72°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Heute
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Hot. High 93F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 50%.
Tonight
A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible early. Some clouds. Low 73F. Winds light and variable.
Tomorrow
Partly cloudy. Hot and humid. High 98F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
Next 12 Hours
Wind: N @ 4 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 54%
Wind Chill: 91°
Heat Index: 101°
UV Index: 4 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 73°
Wind: NNE @ 4 mph
Precip: 41% Chance
Humidity: 56%
Wind Chill: 91°
Heat Index: 100°
UV Index: 2 Low
Visibility: 7 mi
Dew Point: 73°
Wind: NE @ 4 mph
Precip: 21% Chance
Humidity: 59%
Wind Chill: 89°
Heat Index: 98°
UV Index: 1 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 73°
Wind: ENE @ 4 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 63%
Wind Chill: 87°
Heat Index: 96°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 73°
Wind: E @ 4 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 70%
Wind Chill: 85°
Heat Index: 92°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 74°
Wind: ESE @ 3 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 75%
Wind Chill: 82°
Heat Index: 89°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 74°
Wind: ESE @ 3 mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 80%
Wind Chill: 80°
Heat Index: 86°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 74°
Wind: ESE @ 1 mph
Precip: 13% Chance
Humidity: 83%
Wind Chill: 79°
Heat Index: 85°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 73°
Wind: ESE @ 1 mph
Precip: 6% Chance
Humidity: 83%
Wind Chill: 78°
Heat Index: 84°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 73°
Wind: E @ 2 mph
Precip: 6% Chance
Humidity: 86%
Wind Chill: 78°
Heat Index: 83°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 73°
Wind: E @ 1 mph
Precip: 6% Chance
Humidity: 86%
Wind Chill: 77°
Heat Index: 83°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 73°
Wind: E @ 1 mph
Precip: 11% Chance
Humidity: 90%
Wind Chill: 76°
Heat Index: 81°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 73°
The St. Louis region could face area-wide threats from severe storms Thursday, including winds of up to 70 mph, large hail, and “a tornado or two.”
First responders launched high-water and helicopter rescues of people trapped in cars and homes in rural New York and Pennsylvania.
Tornadoes spawned by Tropical Storm Debby leveled homes, damaged a school and killed one person early Thursday, as the system dropped heavy rain and flooded communities across North and South Carolina.
A spot near Lake City in Florida led the nation in total rainfall from Debby at 19.67 inches, according to the Weather Prediction Center.
Tropical Storm Debby drenched cities in Georgia and South Carolina Tuesday in what is just the beginning of a prolonged storm that could dump up to 25 inches of rain.
Tropical Storm Debby strengthened rapidly Sunday and was expected to become a hurricane as it moved through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida.
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Models predict the system could come ashore Sunday and cross over Florida into the Atlantic, where it’ll likely remain a tropical storm threatening Georgia and the Carolinas early next week.
Dollywood patrons fled the park as floodwaters gushed throughout the walkways and spilled into the parking lot where social media images show patrons helping each other wade through knee-deep water.
The Earth recently reached the hottest day ever measured. And in the absence of federal heat rules for workers, some employers are taking it upon themselves to protect employees.
When it comes to extreme weather, people generally look to America's hurricane- or earthquake-prone coasts and say that’s where the danger is. But not always.
Based on MSD data (covering only Missouri), for the area around Benton Park, as well as the area east of Telegraph Road at I-255, Tuesday's rain was a 100-year event.
Heat indexes could reach near 110 on Sunday and Monday, with the possibility of that extreme heat lasting into Tuesday before a mid-week cooldown.