1-16-20 St. Louis: Latest update on the winter storm working in over the next couple of days. MG.

Today’s video:

Here’s the latest winter weather advisories and winter storm watches for this coming storm…it’s possible, if not likely that advisories creep east closer to St. Louis:

Here’s our favored simulated radar guidance from 6amCT Friday through noonCT Saturday…hazardous travel is expected widespread across the state to be expected on Friday as snow, sleet and freezing rain creates very slick surfaces especially that are untreated. Warmer air and a transition to all rain look to settle in Friday night into early Saturday morning:

What we showed into the video regarding anticipated accumulating snowfall:

Here’s latest thoughts on sleet accumulations…likely coming in heavy around and east of Kansas City to Chillicothe and points north:

Here’s the potential for freezing rain as well…focused from St. Louis to Quincy, Columbia to Kirksville especially:

Total precipitation guidance through the weekend:

Wind guidance over the next 4 days…turning quite gusty with this coming system Friday and Saturday:

Temp guidance: