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KEY MESSAGES

- Gusty southwest winds becoming west to northwest later this morning at 25 to 35 mph.

- Near to above average temperatures through Friday. The warmest temperatures will be focused across the south and west with highs in the 50s.

- Cooler temperatures settle into the are Friday night through Sunday, with the coldest temperatures on Sunday. Minimum wind chills on Sunday morning dip into the single digits to teens.

- Dry through most of the period with precipitation chances less than 10%.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/

Issued at 248 AM CST Wed Dec 10 2025

High clouds are still situated over us tonight with southwesterly winds still gusting up to 25 mph at times. The cold front is just to our north currently going through central MO. Winds flip out of the northwest later this morning and will continue to gust up to 30 mph through the afternoon especially over the eastern Ozarks. Skies will be mostly sunny today with highs reaching the mid 40s to lower 50s. Winds diminish tonight as the low pressure system heads east and skies will start to get cloudy once again ahead of the next system. Lows tonight will be in the upper 20s to lower 30s.

Winds turn southwesterly and gust up to 20 mph again on Thursday ahead of the next surface low. Skies will remain partly cloudy through the day and a warm front moves through making it feel mild with highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Winds stay elevated through Thursday night and clouds stick around as well as lows sit in the mid 30s.

LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/

Issued at 248 AM CST Wed Dec 10 2025

The cold front is getting pushed later and later still. Now, the cold front isn't expected to move through until Friday afternoon. Therefore, Friday will still feel warm with highs reaching the upper 40s to lower 50s. Winds will start out southerly then flip northerly and gust up to 20 mph. Another stronger front will pass through on Saturday. Saturday will feature another shot of cold air in the evening hours and the daytime highs will be mild in the mid 40s to lower 50s. The stronger CAA finally reaches us Saturday night with lows sitting in the teens and lower 20s with single digit wind chills. Sunday will be chilly with highs only reaching the 30s, but skies start to clear out as surface high pressure starts to move in.

The start of next week has a 15-20% chance for rain on Tuesday as a departing low tries to bring us a few rain showers. Confidence is low for any widespread rain at this time. Temperatures and precipitation chances are still low confidence as guidance tries to get a handle on the placement of the next system.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY/

Issued at 522 AM CST Wed Dec 10 2025

VFR through the period with gusty southwesterly winds turning northwesterly within the next hour or two with wind gusts up to 25 knots through the afternoon. Wind shear has been included in the forecast. Winds diminish by tonight and high clouds return again.

SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

KS...None. MO...None.