ST. LOUIS — Tuesday is a Weather Alert Day due to wet and slick roads. A winter weather advisory has been issued for portions of mid-Missouri into northeast Missouri over to central Illinois. This includes Pike County, Missouri.
Snow showers came down overnight and most areas have seen 2 inches or less, with most of it confined to the grassy, elevated surfaces.
Road crews had been treating roads overnight, so most area roadways are just wet, not snow-covered. Snow wrapped around sunrise with cloudy skies remaining.
Snow totals across the region:
- Rosebud, Missouri – 3.8 inches
- Robertsville, Missouri – 2 inches
- Weldon Spring, Missouri – 2 inches
- O’Fallon, Missouri – 1.8 inches
- Chesterfield, Missouri – 1.5 inches
- Ballwin, Missouri – 1.3 inches
- Brighton, Missouri – 1 inch
- Desloge, Missouri – 1 inch
- St. Louis Lambert – 0.8 inches
Aside from a few flurries through the day, accumulating snow should be done by the morning. Temperatures for Tuesday morning will be near freezing or just above with highs climbing near 40 by the afternoon.
The rest of the week looks dry, but temperatures will stay 10-20 degrees below average for this time of the year.
PHOTOS: Tuesday's snow around the bistate
After a historically warm start to the month of November, we've trended more like January than November. Temperatures are back into the 30s and 40s for highs each day. It's much colder outside, and now we turn our focus to snow.
Surprise snow hit parts of Illinois and southeast Missouri Saturday morning. Snow totals were shocking, with the highest count of 7.5 inches recorded in Freeburg, Illinois.
Tuesday afternoon, temperatures will only "warm" up to the upper 30s to lower 40s. By that time, much of the snow will have melted away. Impacts are generally expected to be limited across most of the region.
MoDOT and IDOT crews spent Monday evening pre-treating the roads in the meantime.
They wanted to make sure those potential slick roads, highways and interstates will be safe for drivers. Both agencies were preparing for the snow as they deal with ongoing staff shortages.
“MoDOT is nearly 1,000 employees or 30% below the staffing levels that we would like to see for tackling a winter storm,” said Michelle Forneris, an Assistant Director Engineer at MoDOT.
“Well, we have 202 trucks but unfortunately with our staffing situation I won’t be able to put out all the trucks, but we will be able to have plenty for the current situation," Joe Monroe with IDOT said. "We should be able to get between 130... 140 each shift and there will be a period of time where we will be able to overlap if needed."
Courtney Moore, a resident who lives in Cahokia Heights, said you just never know.
"I mean the weather is unpredictable here in the Midwest, so you know just be prepared,” said Moore.
Moore said on Saturday he woke up to several inches of snow outside his home.
Like so many, he was not prepared for it, but come Tuesday Moore said he will be ready.
Monday night he filled up his tank and he will give himself extra time for his morning commute.
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