ABC 17 Stormtrack Meteorologist Nate Splater

12/24/2025

If you're heading out for holiday travel early tomorrow, make sure you plan for some extra time to make it through patchy fog in the morning. We'll clear up in the afternoon, with temperatures warming into the upper 60s and low 70s on Christmas Eve

12/13/2025

Fluffy flurries are still falling in parts of Mid-MO, even down to I-70, where a dusting is possible tonight. MODOT is reporting partially to mostly covered roads around Macon, Paris, Moberly, and Mexico, but traffic impacts will be low through tonight

12/04/2025

Stay inside as much as possible tonight and early tomorrow morning as arctic air moves through the area. Wind chills are already nearing 0 degrees in northern Missouri this evening!

11/29/2025

Check out this 4 and a half inch snow report from Mexico this morning! Many of our northeastern counties are reporting 3 to almost 5 inches of snow today

11/29/2025

7:40 AM: Snow is still falling in eastern Missouri, and reports of heavy snow are coming in from our northeast counties. Macon might have seen an estimated 5 inches of snow, and Randolph County has received 3 inches so far. Rain is starting to take over for the rest of the day

11/29/2025

6:40 AM: Heavy snow is coming down in eastern Missouri this morning, mixing with ice and rain along I-70. Stay off roads as much as you can this morning, MODOT is reporting lots of covered roads in northeast Missouri, including I-70 heading to St. Louis

11/23/2025

Fog is very dense this morning, and will take its time to clear out today. We'll still see some peeks at sunshine today, before rain returns tomorrow

11/21/2025

Don't miss the ABC 17 Stormtrack Winter Weather Special TONIGHT on ABC 17 News and Fox 22 KQFX. You can find out how to save money on utilities this winter, learn about the effects of warmer winters, get a look at a long range forecast for the season ahead, and more!

11/20/2025

You might not be thankful for some food prices this holiday season. Find out how bird flu and climate change are driving up food inflation in my Climate Matters

You may not be thankful for some food prices this holiday season, as climate change is disrupting the supply and quality of food. The big bird on everyone's mind is the turkey, which is up 40% according to the USDA, thanks to all those bird flu headlines you saw earlier in the year. Climate change i...

11/14/2025

Columbia is already at its average high temperature of 55 degrees this morning, and we'll be 20+ above normal today and tomorrow, approaching records for this time of year

11/02/2025

TAKE IT SLOW if you have to head out early this morning with a Dense Fog Advisory in effect for most of Mid-Missouri through 9 a.m. It's also our coldest morning of the season so far with a freeze across the entire area 🥶

11/01/2025

November kicks off chilly with the first freeze of the season tonight. Lows will be in the upper 20s in some spots tomorrow morning 🥶