Chris Higgins
FOX2now.com
St. Louis, MO, United States
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Missouri conducts statewide tornado drill Tuesday
ST. LOUIS — As part of Severe Weather Preparedness Week, both Missouri and Illinois will hold their annual tornado drills today. You should have heard a siren or watched an alert on television at 10 a.m. It’s a good time to pause and think about what you would do if faced with an actual tornado […] → Read More
Heavy rain expected near St. Louis Thursday night
Temperatures appear to be warm enough to avoid any impactful winter weather concerns in the St. Louis area. → Read More
Heavy rain expected in the St. Louis area Thursday night
Widespread rainfall of at least two inches is in the forecast. → Read More
Inside the Red Cross Disaster Field Supply Center in Hazelwood
The American Red Cross has been answering the call when disaster strikes for decades. → Read More
Quick moving storms expected Wednesday afternoon
ST. LOUIS — A weather system is expected to sweep across the St. Louis region Wednesday between 11am and 3pm. This will be a fast-moving band of rain with some thunderstorms. There is a slight chance for these storms to produce marginally strong wind gusts, mainly west of St. Louis. The storms are likely to […] → Read More
Strong winds and a couple rounds of rain likely Tuesday
After a string of three beautiful days, get set for a big blast of wind and some rain Tuesday morning into the night. → Read More
Forecast: Two rounds of unsettled weather this week
ST. LOUIS — We have two rounds of unsettled weather this week. The first will be Tuesday and the second will come Thursday. Neither one looks like an all day rain set-up, but both will bring some more gusty winds to the area. For Tuesday, I expect some quick hitting rain showers during the morning. […] → Read More
Thunderstorms and heavy winds expected Wednesday
Rain will fall from south to north during the day, reaching metro St. Louis around midday and covering the entire viewing area by mid-afternoon. → Read More
Expect soaking rain before high winds Wednesday
ST. LOUIS — Widespread, soaking rainfall will roll through the St. Louis region Wednesday. There will be some light, spotty showers tonight into early Wednesday morning, but the “main event” will ramp up during the mid-morning hours, spreading from south to north through the day. The heaviest rain will fall in a couple of waves […] → Read More
Suspected Chinese spy balloon flies over Missouri
On almost any other day, the China spy balloon may have gone unnoticed in our skies, but not Friday. → Read More
Live: Tracking the possible Chinese balloon over Missouri
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — On Wednesday, a huge balloon thought to be from China was seen over Billings, Montana. US officials are tracking it as it flies over the continental United States. Chances are good that you could see it over the Midwest soon if it stays in the air. Meteorologist Chris Higgins says that […] → Read More
Southeast Missouri expecting light snow Tuesday
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Another fast moving and very weak weather system will pass well south of St. Louis this afternoon into early this evening. The worst the St. Louis area may see is a few snow flurries. However, our southern communities are in line for a couple of quick hitting light snow and sleet […] → Read More
Sneaky weather system may cause a few slick spots
It’s not always the big storms that cause headaches. Sometimes it’s the really weak or small ones that are super sneaky and can put down just enough winter precipitation to catch locals off guard. → Read More
Much colder Sunday with a chance for freezing rain
ST. LOUIS — Expect gusty winds and warmer temperatures Friday. It will warm to near 50 degrees, but winds will be very gusty from the southwest, up to 35 mph. It is still a little chilly at times. Saturday’s weather story will be all about the mild air as highs jump into the mid-50s.However, a […] → Read More
How much snow is in the St. Louis forecast?
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The big story this week is the impending winter storm. It has all the classic earmarks of a solid snowmaker. The only aspect of this system that is marginal will be the temperatures, which will hover close to freezing through the event. That is important to the eventual impact on roads, […] → Read More
Winter Storm Watch: Heavy snow and the ‘Memphis Low’ benchmark
A Winter Storm Watch now covers metro St. Louis for Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, with the possibility of heavy snow of 4 or more inches. → Read More
Light winter mix developing late Saturday evening
A weak weather system is tracking across Missouri this evening, expected to bring a light winter mix to the St. Louis area into Sunday morning. → Read More
A light messy mix of rain and snow Saturday night
The winter weather system that will affect the region this weekend is rather weak, poorly organized, has limited moisture and is working with only marginally cold air. Late Friday night, this rather small storm system was spinning east out of Colorado into Kansas. As it spreads east it will get sheared apart even more… further […] → Read More
Forecast: Snow coming to St. Louis from 2 storm systems
ST. LOUIS — There is no debating that January 2023 has been incredibly mild. In fact, through Wednesday (Jan 18) this ranks as the 2nd warmest start to any calendar year on record. The average temperature is 11 degrees above normal. This following the coldest Christmas holiday the region has seen in some 30 years. It […] → Read More
A nice January weekend is on the way
Friday begins cloudy with some sprinkling and flurries, but skies will gradually clear from west to east early afternoon. → Read More