Current weather · Sep 26, 2:44 AM CDT
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Every hour as a table48 hours
| Time | Weather | Temperature | Feels like | Dew point | Humidity | Chance | Amount | Snow | Dir | Wind | Gust | Sky cover | Thunder | Pressure | Visibility | Ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2 AM | 65° | 65° | 61° | 87% | 5% | ESE | 6 mph | 8 mph | 63% | 2% | — | 10 mi | 12,800 ft | |||
| Sat 3 AM | 65° | 65° | 61° | 87% | 5% | ESE | 6 mph | 12 mph | 66% | 2% | — | 10 mi | 13,400 ft | |||
| Sat 4 AM | 65° | 65° | 61° | 87% | 8% | ESE | 7 mph | 13 mph | 57% | 8% | — | 10 mi | 11,200 ft | |||
| Sat 5 AM | 65° | 65° | 61° | 87% | 10% | SE | 7 mph | 13 mph | 64% | 9% | — | 10 mi | 12,700 ft | |||
| Sat 6 AM | 64° | 64° | 61° | 90% | 13% | SE | 7 mph | 13 mph | 72% | 9% | — | 10 mi | 14,000 ft | |||
| Sat 7 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 64° | 64° | 61° | 90% | 17% | 0.00 in | SE | 7 mph | 13 mph | 71% | 7% | — | 10 mi | 12,900 ft | |
| Sat 8 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 65° | 65° | 62° | 90% | 18% | 0.00 in | SE | 7 mph | 14 mph | 66% | 7% | — | 10 mi | 11,200 ft | |
| Sat 9 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 67° | 67° | 63° | 87% | 16% | 0.00 in | SE | 7 mph | 14 mph | 76% | 7% | — | 10 mi | 10,300 ft | |
| Sat 10 AM | 69° | 69° | 62° | 78% | 12% | 0.00 in | SSE | 7 mph | 14 mph | 77% | 6% | — | 10 mi | 12,400 ft | ||
| Sat 11 AM | 71° | 71° | 63° | 76% | 13% | 0.00 in | SSE | 7 mph | 14 mph | 75% | 6% | — | 10 mi | 11,200 ft | ||
| Sat 12 PM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 73% | 11% | 0.00 in | S | 7 mph | 13 mph | 71% | 6% | — | 10 mi | 11,200 ft | ||
| Sat 1 PM | 75° | 75° | 64° | 69% | 10% | S | 6 mph | 13 mph | 77% | 10% | — | 10 mi | 12,300 ft | |||
| Sat 2 PM | 77° | 77° | 63° | 62% | 10% | S | 6 mph | 12 mph | 72% | 10% | — | 10 mi | ||||
| Sat 3 PM | Slight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers | 78° | 78° | 63° | 60% | 19% | S | 6 mph | 12 mph | 72% | 17% | — | 10 mi | |||
| Sat 4 PM | Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 79° | 79° | 63° | 58% | 27% | S | 6 mph | 12 mph | 83% | 15% | — | 10 mi | 11,100 ft | ||
| Sat 5 PM | Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 78° | 78° | 63° | 60% | 29% | SSE | 5 mph | 10 mph | 81% | 15% | — | 10 mi | 17,000 ft | ||
| Sat 6 PM | Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 76° | 76° | 64° | 66% | 35% | SE | 5 mph | 9 mph | 81% | 15% | — | 10 mi | 18,200 ft | ||
| Sat 7 PM | Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 26% | ESE | 3 mph | 9 mph | 77% | 20% | — | 10 mi | 21,900 ft | ||
| Sat 8 PM | Slight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers | 71° | 71° | 64° | 79% | 24% | ESE | 3 mph | 10 mph | 79% | 20% | — | 10 mi | |||
| Sat 9 PM | Slight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers | 68° | 68° | 64° | 87% | 17% | ESE | 5 mph | 10 mph | 75% | 17% | — | 10 mi | |||
| Sat 10 PM | Slight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers | 68° | 68° | 64° | 87% | 24% | ESE | 5 mph | 10 mph | 72% | 24% | — | 10 mi | |||
| Sat 11 PM | Slight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers | 67° | 67° | 64° | 90% | 23% | ESE | 5 mph | 10 mph | 67% | 23% | — | 10 mi | |||
| Sun 12 AM | Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 67° | 67° | 64° | 90% | 25% | ESE | 3 mph | 9 mph | 64% | 24% | — | 10 mi | |||
| Sun 1 AM | Chance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers | 66° | 66° | 63° | 90% | 41% | 0.01 in | SE | 3 mph | 9 mph | 59% | 26% | — | 10 mi | ||
| Sun 2 AM | Chance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers | 65° | 65° | 64° | 97% | 45% | 0.01 in | SSE | 3 mph | 9 mph | 63% | 26% | — | 10 mi | 10,300 ft | |
| Sun 3 AM | Chance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers | 65° | 65° | 64° | 97% | 49% | 0.01 in | SSE | 3 mph | 9 mph | 63% | 26% | — | 10 mi | 8,500 ft | |
| Sun 4 AM | Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 65° | 65° | 64° | 97% | 47% | 0.01 in | SSE | 5 mph | 10 mph | 68% | 24% | — | 10 mi | 6,600 ft | |
| Sun 5 AM | Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 63° | 63° | 63° | 100% | 50% | 0.01 in | SSE | 5 mph | 10 mph | 70% | 24% | — | 9 mi | 6,400 ft | |
| Sun 6 AM | Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 64° | 64° | 63° | 97% | 47% | 0.01 in | SSE | 5 mph | 10 mph | 73% | 24% | — | 9 mi | 6,100 ft | |
| Sun 7 AM | Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 64° | 64° | 63° | 97% | 47% | 0.01 in | SSE | 5 mph | 10 mph | 73% | 20% | — | 6 mi | 5,900 ft | |
| Sun 8 AM | Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 65° | 65° | 64° | 97% | 41% | 0.01 in | S | 5 mph | 10 mph | 68% | 20% | — | — | ||
| Sun 9 AM | Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 66° | 66° | 64° | 93% | 29% | 0.01 in | SSE | 5 mph | 10 mph | 76% | 20% | — | — | ||
| Sun 10 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 68° | 68° | 65° | 90% | 21% | 0.01 in | SSE | 5 mph | 10 mph | 83% | 10% | — | — | ||
| Sun 11 AM | 69° | 69° | 65° | 87% | 8% | 0.01 in | S | 5 mph | 10 mph | 77% | 8% | — | — | |||
| Sun 12 PM | 74° | 74° | 66° | 76% | 10% | 0.01 in | S | 5 mph | 9 mph | 74% | 10% | — | — | |||
| Sun 1 PM | 76° | 76° | 66° | 71% | 8% | 0.01 in | SSE | 3 mph | 9 mph | 73% | 8% | — | — | |||
| Sun 2 PM | 78° | 78° | 65° | 64% | 3% | 0.01 in | SSE | 3 mph | 8 mph | 71% | 3% | — | — | |||
| Sun 3 PM | 79° | 79° | 65° | 62% | 1% | 0.01 in | SE | 2 mph | 7 mph | 67% | 1% | — | — | |||
| Sun 4 PM | 79° | 79° | 65° | 62% | 2% | 0.01 in | ESE | 2 mph | 6 mph | 65% | 2% | — | — | |||
| Sun 5 PM | 78° | 78° | 66° | 67% | 4% | 0.01 in | E | 2 mph | 7 mph | 68% | 4% | — | — | |||
| Sun 6 PM | Slight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers | 76° | 76° | 66° | 71% | 19% | 0.01 in | E | 2 mph | 7 mph | 71% | 19% | — | — | ||
| Sun 7 PM | 73° | 73° | 68° | 84% | 10% | E | 2 mph | 6 mph | 38% | 10% | — | — | ||||
| Sun 8 PM | 70° | 70° | 67° | 90% | 10% | E | 2 mph | 7 mph | 37% | 10% | — | — | ||||
| Sun 9 PM | 68° | 68° | 66° | 93% | 10% | E | 2 mph | 8 mph | 43% | 10% | — | — | ||||
| Sun 10 PM | 68° | 68° | 66° | 93% | 10% | E | 3 mph | 8 mph | 49% | 7% | — | — | ||||
| Sun 11 PM | 67° | 67° | 65° | 93% | 10% | E | 3 mph | 8 mph | 50% | 7% | — | — | ||||
| Mon 12 AM | 67° | 67° | 65° | 93% | 10% | E | 3 mph | 8 mph | 50% | 7% | — | — | ||||
| Mon 1 AM | 66° | 66° | 64° | 93% | 8% | E | 3 mph | 8 mph | 51% | 8% | — | — |
The next 16 days
NWS grid published Sep 26, 1:27 AM CDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 10, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16- TodaySep 2679°63°Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstormswind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
- SunSep 2779°64°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudywind 5 mph · gusts 10 mph
- MonSep 2881°66°Mostly Sunnywind 5 mph · gusts 10 mph
- TueSep 2980°68°Showers And Thunderstorms Likelywind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
- WedSep 3077°66°Showers And Thunderstormswind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
- ThuOct 177°61°Showers And Thunderstorms Likelywind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
- FriOct 277°63°Chance Rain Showerswind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
- SatOct 379°63°wind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
- SunOct 474°55°National Blendwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
- MonOct 570°54°National Blendwind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
- TueOct 6~68°53°Model mean
- WedOct 7~73°54°Model mean
- ThuOct 8~74°56°Model mean
- FriOct 9~70°54°Model mean
- SatOct 10~69°49°Model mean
- SunOct 11~55°40°Model mean
Right now
NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow- Feels like65°
- WindESE 6 mph
- Radar over this pointno reading
- Humidity87%
- Dew point61°
- Pressure—
- UV index—
- Air quality—
- Visibility10 mi
- Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · not yet up
- Moonrise6:56 PMMoonset 7:01 AM
- Moon phaseFull moon100% lit
The National Blend of Models
NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 25, 7:00 PM CDTNOAA’s weighted blend of every model it runs, to eleven days, with the chances the grid above does not carry. Where the local office’s grid reaches, its figure sits beneath the blend’s; where it does not, the blend stands alone.
- TodaySep 2680°64°NWS grid 79° / 63°wind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
- SunSep 2780°64°NWS grid 79° / 64°wind 5 mph · gusts 10 mph
- MonSep 2881°66°NWS grid 81° / 66°wind 5 mph · gusts 10 mph
- TueSep 2981°68°NWS grid 80° / 68°wind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
- WedSep 3077°64°NWS grid 77° / 66°wind 10 mph · gusts 18 mph
- ThuOct 176°60°NWS grid 77° / 61°wind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
- FriOct 279°64°NWS grid 77° / 63°wind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
- SatOct 381°62°NWS grid 79° / 63°wind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
- SunOct 474°55°Beyond the NWS gridwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
- MonOct 570°54°Beyond the NWS gridwind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
- TueOct 673°—Beyond the NWS gridwind 5 mph · gusts 12 mph
BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly
The models, side by side
HRRR Sep 25, 7:00 PM CDT · GFS Sep 25, 7:00 PM CDT · GEFS Sep 25, 7:00 PM CDT · ECMWF Sep 25, 7:00 AM CDT · ECMWF AI Sep 25, 7:00 PM CDTEach line is one model’s own forecast at its own grid cell: three kilometers for HRRR, a quarter of a degree for the global models, which can sit a few hundred meters above or below the town. Where they agree the forecast is settled; where they part is where it is not.
| Day | NWS grid | HRRR | GFS | GEFS | ECMWF | ECMWF AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Sep 26 | 79° 63°0.02 in | 79° 64°0.09 in | 79° 61°0.02 in | 81° 63°0.10 in | 74° 65°0.13 in | ~76° 65°0.25 in |
| Sun Sep 27 | 79° 64°0.17 in | 75° 64°0.34 in | 86° 61°0.16 in | 83° 62°0.19 in | 77° 65°0.29 in | ~74° 66°0.32 in |
| Mon Sep 28 | 81° 66° | — | 83° 66° | 84° 62°0.02 in | 77° 65° | ~78° 63°0.01 in |
| Tue Sep 29 | 80° 68°0.62 in | — | 74° 64°0.36 in | 76° 66°0.50 in | 82° 65°0.03 in | ~83° 64° |
| Wed Sep 30 | 77° 66°1.52 in | — | 68° 65°1.43 in | 74° 66°0.52 in | 72° 69°0.76 in | ~85° 71°0.03 in |
| Thu Oct 1 | 77° 61°1.04 in | — | 81° 69°0.26 in | 75° 65°0.56 in | ~75° 72°1.13 in | ~77° 72°1.17 in |
| Fri Oct 2 | 77° 63°0.78 in | — | 79° 66°0.16 in | 76° 64°0.35 in | ~74° 68°1.39 in | ~69° 67°0.53 in |
| Sat Oct 3 | 79° 63°0.15 in | — | 69° 65°0.06 in | 76° 62°0.13 in | ~75° 68°0.04 in | ~64° 62°0.23 in |
| Sun Oct 4 | — | — | 70° 58°0.12 in | 71° 58°0.04 in | ~72° 65° | ~63° 60°0.11 in |
| Mon Oct 5 | — | — | 60° 44° | 68° 53°0.07 in | ~71° 56° | ~64° 59°0.11 in |
| Tue Oct 6 | — | — | ~62° 41° | — | ~74° 63°0.07 in | ~68° 54°0.01 in |
| Wed Oct 7 | — | — | ~69° 45° | — | ~75° 67°0.20 in | ~73° 51° |
| Thu Oct 8 | — | — | ~64° 50°0.02 in | — | ~80° 65°0.04 in | ~80° 53° |
| Fri Oct 9 | — | — | ~51° 37° | — | ~79° 69°0.41 in | ~81° 56° |
| Sat Oct 10 | — | — | ~66° 38° | — | ~71° 68°0.06 in | ~72° 59° |
| Sun Oct 11 | — | — | ~55° 40° | — | — | — |
A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.
ECMWF ensemble meteogram
The next 90 days
NOAA GHCN normals and records at Clinton (GLY) · Climate Prediction Center outlooksNo forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one. Where the models stop, the calendar takes over: the 1991 to 2020 normal for each date, the record high and low ever set on it, and where the Climate Prediction Center leans warm, cool, wet or dry over the coming weeks, the month and the season. A site that shows a high for a date three months out is showing you this normal with a wobble.
The forecast reaches Sun Oct 11, from the NWS grid, then the National Blend, then the mean of the global models. Beyond it the lines are the calendar.
Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and lowCPC leans warmer than normalCPC near normal or equal chances
| Week of | Normal | Warmest on record | Coldest on record | Temperature lean | Precipitation lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | 74° / 46° | 103° (1953) | 30° (1942) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Oct 3 | 72° / 46° | 97° (1912) | 21° (1952) | near normal most likely · days 8 to 14 | near normal most likely · days 8 to 14 |
| Oct 10 | 70° / 45° | 96° (1963) | 24° (2000) | 33% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 17 | 65° / 42° | 92° (1939) | 15° (1952) | 33% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 24 | 62° / 38° | 88° (1939) | 15° (1952) | 33% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 31 | 60° / 34° | 90° (1950) | 6° (1991) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 7 | 59° / 36° | 84° (1980) | -0° (1991) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 14 | 56° / 33° | 82° (1999) | 1° (1932) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 21 | 51° / 29° | 77° (1965) | -0° (1937) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 28 | 49° / 27° | 75° (1933) | -6° (2006) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 5 | 43° / 22° | 74° (1991) | -10° (1917) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 12 | 45° / 25° | 77° (1948) | -25° (1989) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 19 | 43° / 23° | 70° (1982) | -31° (1989) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
Health and activities
Rules of thumb over the next 24 hours of forecast, the warnings in force, the station’s report, air quality and pollenNone of these is a measurement. Each is a rating of the forecast ahead, and of what is happening at the point right now, against what the activity or the ailment is known to mind, and each names the figure that decided it. An ailment or a pest is rated as a risk, low to extreme; an activity, a chore or a journey as a condition, poor to ideal.
Each rating says which span it is for: the rest of today’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.
Health
- Arthritisnext 24 hModeratehumid
- Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Common coldtodayLowmild
- FlutodayLowmild
- Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
- Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
- Heat stresstodayLowmild
- SunburntodayLowweak sun
- Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
- SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night
Outdoors
- RunningtodayGoodhot
- HikingtodayVery goodchance of rain
- BikingtodayVery goodchance of rain
- GolftodayVery goodchance of rain
- FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Boating and paddlingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Beach and pooltodayGoodmostly cloudy
- CampingtonightVery goodfine conditions
- StargazingtonightPoormostly cloudy
Travel
- Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
- Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads
Home and garden
- Lawn mowingtodayVery goodchance of rain
- GardeningtodayVery goodchance of rain
- Outdoor entertainingtodayGoodchance of rain
- Drying laundry outsidetodayPoorchance of rain
- Painting and outdoor projectstodayGoodchance of rain
- FrosttonightLowmild
Pests
- MosquitoestodayVery highwarm
- TickstodayVery highwarm
- Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
- Outdoor peststodayHighwarm
Stargazing
Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moonTonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated poor.
| Night of | Rating | Dark | Clear hours | Clear and moonless | Moon lit | Transparency (est.) | Dew | Strongest wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Poor | 8:34 PM to 5:39 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 100% | 7 h | 5 mph | |
| Sunday | Poor | 8:32 PM to 5:40 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 98% | 9 h | 3 mph | |
| Monday | Poor | 8:31 PM to 5:41 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 93% | 1 h | 6 mph | |
| Tuesday | Poor | 8:29 PM to 5:42 AM | 0 of 10 | None | 87% | 8 h | 8 mph | |
| Wednesday | Poor | 8:27 PM to 5:43 AM | 0 of 10 | None | 79% | 10 h | 7 mph | |
| Thursday | Poor | 8:26 PM to 5:44 AM | 0 of 10 | None | 70% | 9 h | 5 mph | |
| Friday | Poor | 8:24 PM to 5:45 AM | 0 of 10 | None | 60% | 9 h | 3 mph |
Dark is the sun 18 degrees below the horizon; where it never gets that low, 12 degrees, marked nautical. Clear is sky cover of 20% or less. A bright moon is one above the horizon with a quarter or more of its disc lit. Transparency in the table is estimated from surface humidity (70% and 85% mark fair and poor) and visibility, since the forecast carries no haze or high cloud moisture. Seeing and transparency by hour, where shown, are Environment and Climate Change Canada’s astronomy forecast (regional model; seeing from cloud, wind shear, turbulence near the ground and the surface temperature trend; transparency from the moisture through the whole air column), under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Dew is the air within 2 °C of its dew point. Excellent is four or more clear moonless hours with good transparency; good is three; fair is one, or two clear hours.
Golden hour and blue hour
Computed from the sun and moon positions| Day | Blue hour, morning | Golden hour, morning | Golden hour, evening | Blue hour, evening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 6:40 AM to 6:50 AM | 6:50 AM to 7:41 AM | 6:31 PM to 7:22 PM | 7:22 PM to 7:32 PM |
| Sun | 6:41 AM to 6:51 AM | 6:51 AM to 7:42 AM | 6:29 PM to 7:20 PM | 7:20 PM to 7:30 PM |
| Mon | 6:42 AM to 6:52 AM | 6:52 AM to 7:43 AM | 6:27 PM to 7:19 PM | 7:19 PM to 7:29 PM |
| Tue | 6:43 AM to 6:53 AM | 6:53 AM to 7:44 AM | 6:26 PM to 7:17 PM | 7:17 PM to 7:27 PM |
| Wed | 6:44 AM to 6:54 AM | 6:54 AM to 7:45 AM | 6:24 PM to 7:15 PM | 7:15 PM to 7:26 PM |
| Thu | 6:45 AM to 6:55 AM | 6:55 AM to 7:46 AM | 6:23 PM to 7:14 PM | 7:14 PM to 7:24 PM |
| Fri | 6:45 AM to 6:56 AM | 6:56 AM to 7:47 AM | 6:21 PM to 7:12 PM | 7:12 PM to 7:23 PM |
- SR Sunrise 7:06 AM, 91° E
- SS Sunset 7:06 PM, 269° W
- MR Moonrise 6:56 PM, 82° E
- MS Moonset 7:01 AM, 273° W
- Full moon, 100% lit
Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below. These are the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon; hills and buildings change both. None means the sun does not reach that height on the day; all day means it stays inside the band.
Drone flying
NWS hourly forecast, SWPC Kp, FAA TFRs and 14 CFR Part 107This hour: fly with caution (night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Sat 8 AM to 1 PM, 5 hours.
Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:36 AM to sunrise 7:06 AM, and sunset 7:06 PM to 7:36 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.
| Sat | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mon | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM |
Good Caution No-fly
| Hour | Verdict | Wind (mph) | 400 ft est. (mph) | Gust (mph) | Rain | Visibility | Cloud allows | Temp | Kp | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2 AM | Caution | 6 | 14 | 16 | 5% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 65° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sat 3 AM | Caution | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 65° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sat 4 AM | Caution | 7 | 10 | 16 | 8% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 65° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sat 5 AM | Caution | 7 | 10 | 16 | 10% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 65° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sat 6 AM | Caution | 7 | 10 | 16 | 13% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 64° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sat 7 AM | Caution | 7 | 9 | 15 | 17% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 64° | civil twilight: lighting required (107.29) | |
| Sat 8 AM | Good | 7 | 9 | 16 | 18% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 65° | nothing against it | |
| Sat 9 AM | Good | 7 | 9 | 16 | 16% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 67° | nothing against it | |
| Sat 10 AM | Good | 7 | 9 | 16 | 12% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 69° | nothing against it | |
| Sat 11 AM | Good | 7 | 9 | 16 | 13% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 71° | nothing against it | |
| Sat 12 PM | Good | 7 | 9 | 15 | 11% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 73° | nothing against it | |
| Sat 1 PM | Caution | 6 | 7 | 14 | 10% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 75° | thunderstorms possible | |
| Sat 2 PM | Caution | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10% | 10 mi | 77° | thunderstorms possible | ||
| Sat 3 PM | Caution | 6 | 7 | 13 | 19% | 10 mi | 78° | thunderstorms possible | ||
| Sat 4 PM | Caution | 6 | 8 | 14 | 27% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 79° | thunderstorms possible | |
| Sat 5 PM | Caution | 5 | 7 | 12 | 29% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 78° | thunderstorms possible | |
| Sat 6 PM | Caution | 5 | 7 | 11 | 35% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 76° | chance of rain, thunderstorms possible | |
| Sat 7 PM | No-fly | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 74° | thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sat 8 PM | No-fly | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24% | 10 mi | 71° | thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Sat 9 PM | Caution | 5 | 11 | 17 | 17% | 10 mi | 68° | thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Sat 10 PM | No-fly | 5 | 11 | 17 | 24% | 10 mi | 68° | thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Sat 11 PM | No-fly | 5 | 11 | 17 | 23% | 10 mi | 67° | thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Sun 12 AM | No-fly | 3 | 8 | 14 | 25% | 10 mi | 67° | thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Sun 1 AM | No-fly | 3 | 8 | 14 | 41% | 10 mi | 66° | thunderstorms possible, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) |
Flight restrictions nearby
Reading the FAA’s temporary flight restrictions.
Flight restrictions on the map. TFRs are not the whole picture: controlled airspace around airports needs LAANC authorization. Check the FAA’s B4UFLY.
Wind at 400 ft is estimated from the 10 m forecast by the power law, with exponents for each Pasquill stability class (Irwin 1979, rural, as in EPA dispersion models; the class from wind, sun height and cloud, after Turner 1970); gusts keep the ground gust’s margin. Caution from three quarters of your limit; the default 24 mph is the wind resistance printed for common sub-250 g drones. 14 CFR 107.51: “The minimum flight visibility, as observed from the location of the control station must be no less than 3 statute miles” and at least “500 feet below the cloud”. 14 CFR 107.29: “No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft system during periods of civil twilight unless the small unmanned aircraft has lighted anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles”; civil twilight is the 30 minutes before sunrise and after sunset, in Alaska the Air Almanac’s. Kp: SWPC’s scales say satellite navigation problems may occur at G3 (Kp 7) and navigation is “degraded for hours” at G4 (Kp 8); Kp 5 is the typical app warning. Typical limits, not rules: rain chance 30% caution and 60% no-fly, thunder 10% and 20%, below 0 °C caution and −10 °C no-fly, over 40 °C caution. Your drone’s manual and the airspace come first.
Spraying and field work
Worked out from the NWS hourly forecastHours fit for spraying, and the days dry enough for fieldwork and hay, read from this forecast’s wind, gusts, humidity, temperature and rain.
Spraying windows
- Sat 10 AM to 2 PM 4 hours, every hour within the rules
- Sat 7 PM to 9 PM 2 hours, every hour within the rules
- Sun 1 PM to 3 PM 2 hours, every hour within the rules
- Mon 10 AM to 6 PM 8 hours, every hour within the rules
- Mon 9 PM to 11 PM 2 hours, every hour within the rules
- Sat 1 PM to 3 PM 2 hours, every hour within the rules
| Sat | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mon | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tue | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM |
Good Marginal No
Field days
| Day | Daytime | Chance of rain | Rain | Lowest humidity | Strongest wind | Dry days in a row | Hay drying |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Showers possible | 35% | 0.02 in | 58% | 7 mph | ||
| Sunday | Showers possible | 41% | 0.17 in | 62% | 5 mph | ||
| Monday | Dry | 6% | 0.00 in | 56% | 5 mph | 1 d | |
| Tuesday | Wet | 61% | 0.62 in | 64% | 8 mph | ||
| Wednesday | Wet | 80% | 1.52 in | 79% | 9 mph | ||
| Thursday | Wet | 61% | 1.04 in | 69% | 8 mph | ||
| Friday | Wet | 35% | 0.78 in | 64% | 7 mph | ||
| Saturday | Showers possible | 29% | 0.15 in | 64% | 6 mph |
Spraying: sustained wind 3 to 10 mph, the range US extension services and most labels give; gusts no more than 15 mph (this page’s limit); delta T (air minus wet-bulb temperature) 2 to 8 °C preferred and 8 to 10 °C marginal, from GRDC guidance, with the wet bulb by Stull’s formula; no hour at a 30% chance of rain or 0.25 mm forecast during the rain-free time. Follow the product label, which overrides all of this. Field days: dry is no daytime hour at a 30% chance and under 1 mm all day, wet is 6 mm (0.25 in) or more; soil moisture is not in the forecast, so ground still wet from earlier rain is not accounted for. Hay drying marks a dry day with humidity down to 50% and a breeze of 5 mph or more.
Solunar times
Computed from the moon’s positionThe best-rated day this week is Saturday, rated best.
| Day | Rating | Major periods | Minor periods | Moon | Sunrise, sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | Best | 11:41 PM to 1:41 AM12:04 PM to 2:04 PM | 6:31 AM to 7:31 AM6:26 PM to 7:26 PM | 100% | 7:06 AM, 7:06 PM |
| Sun | Best | 12:27 AM to 2:27 AM12:51 PM to 2:51 PM | 7:39 AM to 8:39 AM6:53 PM to 7:53 PM | 99% | 7:07 AM, 7:04 PM |
| Mon | Good | 1:15 AM to 3:15 AM1:41 PM to 3:41 PM | 8:50 AM to 9:50 AM7:23 PM to 8:23 PM | 95% | 7:08 AM, 7:02 PM |
| Tue | Good | 2:07 AM to 4:07 AM2:35 PM to 4:35 PM | 10:04 AM to 11:04 AM7:59 PM to 8:59 PM | 90% | 7:09 AM, 7:01 PM |
| Wed | Poor | 3:04 AM to 5:04 AM3:33 PM to 5:33 PM | 11:19 AM to 12:19 PM8:43 PM to 9:43 PM | 82% | 7:10 AM, 6:59 PM |
| Thu | Fair | 4:04 AM to 6:04 AM4:35 PM to 6:35 PM | 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM9:37 PM to 10:37 PM | 73% | 7:11 AM, 6:58 PM |
| Fri | Fair | 5:06 AM to 7:06 AM5:38 PM to 7:38 PM | 1:35 PM to 2:35 PM10:42 PM to 11:42 PM | 64% | 7:12 AM, 6:56 PM |
Periods in bold fall within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The weather’s side is the fishing index
Major periods are two hours centered on the moon’s passage overhead and underfoot; minor periods are one hour centered on moonrise and moonset: the conventional durations of John Alden Knight’s solunar tables (1936). The rating is this site’s: one point to start, two more within a day and a half of a new or full moon (one more within three and a half days), and one more when a period falls within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The theory has mixed support in fisheries research; the times are exact astronomy.
In words
NWS forecast periods, as issuedOvernight64° · 10% · SE 7 mph
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Saturday79° · 29% · SSE 7 mph
A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night63° · 50% · SE 5 mph
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday79° · 47% · SE 5 mph
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday Night64° · 19% · E 3 mph
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday81° · 8% · ESE 5 mph
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Monday Night66° · 13% · ESE 2–6 mph
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Tuesday80° · 55% · S 8 mph
A chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night68° · 73% · S 3–8 mph
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday77° · 80% · SSE 9 mph
Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night66° · 78% · SSE 7 mph
Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday77° · 61% · S 8 mph
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night61° · 58% · S 5 mph
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday77° · 38% · WSW 7 mph
A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
The forecaster’s discussion
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO · issued Sep 25, 11:51 PM CDTWritten by the forecaster on duty for their own colleagues and for anyone who wants to know why the forecast says what it says. It is not edited for the public, so it uses the office’s shorthand; it is also the most honest thing any weather service publishes.
KEY Messages
Showers expected to continue through the remainder of the afternoon/evening. Activity remaining nonsevere, with a chance of some rumbles of thunder.
Brief lull in activity, before showers/storms return tomorrow morning and again tomorrow overnight/Sunday morning.
Temperatures remain seasonable through the forecast period. Brief dry period to close out the weekend, before wet pattern continues.
Discussion
317 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026
At the synoptic scale, broad ridging remains in place at the upper- levels across much of the central CONUS. To the east, a closed upper- level trough has remained mostly stationary over the East Coast, while another upper-level trough over the PNW flanks the ridge. With the ridge in place over the central CONUS, flow has effectively remained blocked over the forecast area, keeping us within a relative stagnant pattern for the past few days. However, continued impulses within the low-level flow have served to displace us within the periphery of the ridge. This has opened us to on-and-off precipitation chances with enhanced synoptic ascent from greater influence with passing shortwaves, as well as sustained warm/moist advection from the south/southwest. This blocking will allow our forcing and rain chances to linger until at least Sunday afternoon.
Shower activity has remained nebulous throughout the day today, driven primarily by weak synoptic ascent from embedded shortwaves in the atmospheric flow alongside sustained WAA in the low-levels. This activity is expected to continue through the remainder of the day today while warm/moist advection persists. Activity has remained mostly isolated/scattered and subsevere in nature; this is expected to continue being the trend with minimal instability and poor effective shear for any organized convection. The presence of marginal MUCAPE (~100-200 J/kg) suggests there is low-end potential for some rumbles of thunder through the remainder of the afternoon. However, these probabilities remain on the lower end (~10-15%). Greater intrusion of dry air in the low-levels looks to decrease precipitation chances through this evening, before returning overnight as shortwave and associated intensifying LLJ traverse to the west/northwest of the forecast area. The greatest potential for precipitation overnight resides across northwestern MO and far northeastern KS (70-90%), with isolated/scattered showers further towards central MO. Similar to today, severe chances remain on the lower end with poor environmental parameters for any robust activity.
As the shortwave retreats towards the north/northeast with a diminishing LLJ, precipitation chances will lower across the forecast area through Saturday. Surface high pressure will gradually slide off towards the north and east as the upper-level ridge axis is displaced by the upper-level trough lifting across the northern CONUS. This will shift precipitation chances back over the forecast area by late Saturday evening with the passage of another impulse in the atmospheric flow. Severe chances continue to remain low with meager instability and shear effectively capped off during this timeframe, but lightning remains a risk with these storms (15-30%) with marginally better MUCAPE than previous days.
While the upper-level trough continues to lift off towards the north, and the closed low over the East Coast persists, ridging will build back over the central CONUS and serve to dry conditions out through the remainder of the weekend into early next week. The northward and eastward progression of the ridge (and ultimate evolution of the blocking pattern) will determine temperature trends for Monday onward, with appreciable spread in the 25th-75th percentile temperatures noted in probabilistic guidance. The influence of an energetic trough over the West Coast will help to break down the ridge going into midweek, and keep the remainder of the forecast wetter as the jet interacts with a remnant tropical system near southern California. This interaction with the remnant tropical system will further enhance atmospheric moisture content, leading to impressive PWAT values for this time of year. With these anomalously high PWAT values, trends will need to be monitored for the threat of flooding into next week. Temperatures will remain seasonable through the duration of the forecast period, with high temperatures in the 70s and low 80s during much of the period.
Aviation · 06Z TAFs Through 06Z Sunday
1148 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026
Shortwave building east into eastern KS is expected to lead to an increase in shower activity across the region early Saturday morning. A secondary wave is expected to bring additional rain showers and/or isolated thunder to the region near 12Z along the KS/MO border - spreading east with time. Showers are expected to be high based resulting in VFR ceilings- except for far northern Missouri north of highway 36 where showers are expected to be most numerous. Shower activity is expected to decrease from west to east later Saturday afternoon into Saturday evening. Winds remain out of the southeast through the period.
EAX Watches / Warnings / Advisories
MO...None. KS...None.
Hazardous weather outlook Sep 25, 5:01 AM CDT
The office’s own seven-day heads-up for spotters and emergency managers.
FLUS43 KEAX 251001 HWOEAX Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 0501 AM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-261001- Atchison KS-Miami-Linn KS-Doniphan-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS- Atchison MO-Nodaway-Worth-Gentry-Harrison-Mercer-Putnam-Schuyler- Holt-Andrew-De Kalb-Daviess-Grundy-Sullivan-Adair-Buchanan-Clinton- Caldwell-Livingston-Linn MO-Macon-Platte-Clay-Ray-Carroll-Chariton- Randolph-Jackson-Lafayette-Saline-Howard-Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis- Cooper-Bates-Henry- 0501 AM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026 This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas. .DAY ONE...Through tonight. There is a low probability of widespread hazardous weather. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on potential weather hazards. .KEY MESSAGES... - Showers make their way into the area, sticking around for the weekend with accumulations around 0.5-1.25 inches. - Potential for isolated thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall across the area. - Short dry period early next week before another disturbance brings more rain into mid next week. $$
The outlooks beyond
SPC, WPC, CPC and the Drought Monitor, read at this pointThe national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.
Severe weather
- Day 1 · Sat Sep 26General Thunderstorms Risk
- Day 2 · Sun Sep 27General Thunderstorms Risk
- Day 3 · Mon Sep 28No risk area
- Day 4 · Tue Sep 29No risk area
- Day 5 · Wed Sep 30No risk area
- Day 6 · Thu Oct 1No risk area
- Day 7 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
- Day 8 · Sat Oct 3No risk area
Rainfall
- Day 1 · Sat Sep 260.50 in
- Day 2 · Sun Sep 270.01 in
- Day 3 · Mon Sep 28Under 0.01 in
- Day 4-5 · Sep 29–Sep 302.00 in
- Day 6-7 · Oct 1–Oct 21.50 in
Flash flood risk
- Day 1 · Sat Sep 26Below marginal
- Day 2 · Sun Sep 27Marginal
- Day 3 · Mon Sep 28Below marginal
- Day 4 · Tue Sep 29Below marginal
- Day 5 · Wed Sep 30Slight
Six to fourteen days
- Days 6–10 · Temperature40% chance above normalOct 1–Oct 5
- Days 6–10 · Precipitation40% chance above normalOct 1–Oct 5
- Days 8–14 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 3–Oct 9
- Days 8–14 · PrecipitationNear normal most likelyOct 3–Oct 9
Hazards, 3 to 14 days
- Wed Sep 30Heavy Rain
Drought
- Drought Monitor, map of Sep 22D0 Abnormally dry
- Outlook for Sep 2026Drought development likely
Drought in this county: the map, the record since 2000 and the outlook
Frost and climate
NOAA 1991-2020 normals, ClintonThe last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around April 17 and the first fall freeze around October 21: a growing season of about 187 days.
One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 7; one spring in ten still has one after May 2.
Everything else on the grid
NWS forecast grid · 25 elementsThe forecast office edits about sixty fields for every cell of its grid. The common ones are above; these are the rest, as the daily extreme, for anyone who needs the mixing height, the fire danger or the swell.
| Element | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeatRisk max | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor |
| Wet bulb globe temperature max | 74° | 75° | 76° | 74° | 74° | 73° | 73° | 76° |
| Heat index max | 79° | 79° | 82° | 79° | 76° | 76° | 76° | 78° |
| Chance of thunder max | 24% | 26% | 8% | 28% | 29% | 29% | 19% | 19% |
| Cloud ceiling min | 10,300 ft | 5,900 ft | ||||||
| Visibility min | 10 mi | 6 mi | ||||||
| Mixing height max | 3,200 ft | 3,400 ft | 3,900 ft | 3,500 ft | 1,700 ft | 2,400 ft | 2,800 ft | 3,000 ft |
| Transport wind max | 14 mph | 12 mph | 13 mph | 14 mph | 12 mph | 12 mph | 14 mph | 13 mph |
Against the record
NOAA GHCN · Clinton (GLY) · 11 mi awayEach forecast day against the same calendar date at the nearest long-record station: the 1991 to 2020 normal, and the record high and low with the year they were set.
| Day | Forecast | Normal | Record high | Record low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Sep 26 | 79° / 63° | 76° / 51° | 95° (1938) | 31° (1912) |
| Sun Sep 27 | 79° / 64° | 76° / 49° | 94° (1929) | 30° (1942) |
| Mon Sep 28 | 81° / 66° | 76° / 49° | 103° (1953) | 33° (1908) |
| Tue Sep 29 | 80° / 68° | 74° / 46° | 97° (1953) | 32° (1957) |
| Wed Sep 30 | 77° / 66° | 78° / 49° | 93° (1938) | 30° (1984) |
| Thu Oct 1 | 77° / 61° | 78° / 50° | 92° (1952) | 30° (1958) |
| Fri Oct 2 | 77° / 63° | 78° / 50° | 93° (1909) | 30° (1958) |
| Sat Oct 3 | 79° / 63° | 77° / 49° | 95° (1963) | 29° (1987) |
Sun and moon
| Day | Civil twilight | Sunrise | Sunset | Civil twilight | Daylight | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 6:40 AM | 7:06 AM | 7:06 PM | 7:32 PM | 12 h 0 min | Full moon · 100% lit |
| Sun | 6:41 AM | 7:07 AM | 7:04 PM | 7:30 PM | 11 h 57 min | Waning gibbous · 99% lit |
| Mon | 6:42 AM | 7:08 AM | 7:02 PM | 7:29 PM | 11 h 54 min | Waning gibbous · 95% lit |
| Tue | 6:43 AM | 7:09 AM | 7:01 PM | 7:27 PM | 11 h 52 min | Waning gibbous · 90% lit |
| Wed | 6:44 AM | 7:10 AM | 6:59 PM | 7:26 PM | 11 h 49 min | Waning gibbous · 82% lit |
| Thu | 6:45 AM | 7:11 AM | 6:58 PM | 7:24 PM | 11 h 47 min | Waning gibbous · 73% lit |
| Fri | 6:45 AM | 7:12 AM | 6:56 PM | 7:23 PM | 11 h 44 min | Waning gibbous · 64% lit |
| Sat | 6:46 AM | 7:13 AM | 6:55 PM | 7:21 PM | 11 h 42 min | Last quarter · 53% lit |
Forecast from the National Weather Service forecast grid at api.weather.gov, updated by the local office through the day; the written periods and hourly digest are the NWS’s own. Outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center, the Weather Prediction Center and the Climate Prediction Center via NOAA’s map services. Records and normals from NOAA’s Global Historical Climatology Network. Sun and moon computed here. Place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
What is here
- Seven days
- The high, the low, the chance and amount of rain and snow, the wind and the forecaster’s words for each day and night, from the National Weather Service grid for the exact cell your town sits in.
- Hour by hour
- Temperature, what it feels like, dew point, humidity, chance and amount of precipitation, wind and gusts, sky cover, the chance of thunder, pressure, visibility and ceiling, as a chart and as a table, with nights shaded.
- Everything else on the grid
- The office edits about sixty fields for every cell. The ones the mainstream forecast pages leave out are here as a daily table: HeatRisk, wet bulb globe temperature, lightning activity, mixing height, transport wind, the fire weather indices, and at the coast the waves and swell.
- The discussion
- The Area Forecast Discussion the forecaster wrote to explain the forecast, in their own words, with the specialist annexes folded away. Also the office’s hazardous weather outlook.
- Beyond the week
- The Storm Prediction Center’s severe weather category for each of the next eight days, the Weather Prediction Center’s rainfall forecast to day seven and its winter storm severity, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for days six to fourteen, all read at your coordinate.
- Against the record
- Each forecast day beside the same date at the nearest long-record station: the thirty-year normal and the record high and low with their years, so a forecast high that would break a record says so.
- The next 90 days
- The forecast as far as the grid, the National Blend and the global models reach, and the calendar after that: the normal and the record for every date, with the Climate Prediction Center’s lean for the weeks, the month and the season drawn over them. No made-up highs for a date three months out.
Common questions
Where does this forecast come from?
From the National Weather Service forecast grid published at api.weather.gov, the same grid the local forecast office edits through the day and the source of every forecast on weather.gov. The written periods, the hourly digest and the forecaster’s discussion are the NWS’s own products, shown as issued. Nothing here is a blend a website made.
How far ahead does it go?
The grid runs seven days ahead, hour by hour for the first days and in three to six hour steps after that. The National Blend of Models carries the days to eleven and the global models to sixteen. Beyond that the page carries the national centers’ outlooks, severe weather to day eight, rainfall to day seven, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for the coming weeks, month and season, over a ninety-day calendar of the normal and the record for each date. No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one.
Why is this different from the app on my phone?
Most forecast apps show a blend of models chosen by the company that makes the app. This page shows the forecast the local National Weather Service office issues, edited by the forecasters who will also issue the warnings, and it shows all of it rather than the six numbers that fit on a phone. The discussion explains the reasoning, which no app carries.
What is a place’s address here?
Every town has its own page, such as /forecast/us/oklahoma/oklahoma-city/, and every day at a town has one too. A ZIP code typed into the search goes to the town it belongs to. Any coordinate at all can be looked up, and the page names the nearest town.
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