The winter temperature rollercoaster continues for both Missouri and Illinois. While it's true that a brief warmup is headed in our general direction, it's also true that something else is following those warm temperatures and it's a big ball of arctic blast that will drop the hammer on us.

I have started an unofficial daily weather briefing so that I can keep an eye on developing winter systems. One of my go-to places for that is Travis Roberts on his Weather with Travis YouTube channel and the other is my wife the meteorologist. While we're starting the week bone-chilling cold, it will warm up near the end of this week.

Weather With Travis via YouTube
Weather With Travis via YouTube
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But, the beginning of next week will be one of the coldest air masses we'll deal with this winter (or so I hope). Look at Monday, January 20, 2025.

Weather With Travis via YouTube
Weather With Travis via YouTube
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In the span of just a few days, we're going to go from 10 to 15 degrees above normal temps for January to nearly 20 degrees BELOW normal.

The good news is this will greatly slow and reduce the intensity of what we thought might be next winter storm Demi with only a brief influx of snow in western Missouri next Monday, January 20 and then that's expected to dissipate.

Weather With Travis via YouTube
Weather With Travis via YouTube
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We're still days away so the precipitation is a big question mark. but the temperatures are almost certain. Plan for a temperature rollercoaster for Missouri and Illinois over the next week and you will not be disappointed.

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