Snow expected to let up, but colder air on the way

Sedalia has seen more snowfall so far this year than in 2009, but after light snow that was expected to continue Monday night, the rest of the week should be snow-free.

George Amis, observing program leader at the National Weather Service station in Pleasant Hill, said Sedalia has seen about 6 and one-half inches of snow since Friday. Amis said those measurements do not include snowfall after 8 a.m. Monday morning.

For February, daytime temperatures have been just slightly below normal, but nighttime lows have been above normal.

For the rest of week, cold dry weather is expected to stay in the area with highs in the 20s and 30s.

“This will be some of the coldest air we’ve seen since the first two weeks of January,” Amis said.

Sedalia-Pettis County Emergency Management Director Dave Clippert, said the temperatures stayed above freezing most of the day Monday and helped keep the snow from sticking to the roadways.

With the temperature expecting to drop Monday night, Clippert is hoping that the roads will stay safe.

“Everybody just needs to use some caution,” Clippert said.

Clippert said city and county crews have been working to keep the roads safe, but he encourages drivers to take extra caution on bridges and watch for patches of ice.

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