The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory from 3 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday. Here is the release:
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MISSOURI OZARKS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AFTER MIDNIGHT…AND MAY REACH THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR BY DAY BREAK SATURDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD ALL OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS SATURDAY MORNING. A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND SLEET MAY AFFECT FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI ALONG THE ARKANSAS BORDER TONIGHT…BUT LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS SATURDAY…ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY OR UNTREATED ROADS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.