Current weather · Sep 26, 4:15 AM CDT

39.0900, -94.4720

65°

Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstormsFeels like 65° · Humidity 93%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO · grid 48,50
High
77°
Low
63°
Rain today
49%
Sunrise
7:09 AM
Sunset
7:08 PM

Hour by hour

NWS forecast grid

Scroll sideways for more hours. Pick an hour for every number.

Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Sat 4 AMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms65°65°63°93%32%0.01 inESE8 mph13 mph77%19%—9 mi8,800 ft
Sat 5 AMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms64°64°62°93%31%0.01 inESE8 mph13 mph76%19%—10 mi8,300 ft
Sat 6 AMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms64°64°62°93%36%0.01 inSE8 mph13 mph78%19%—10 mi8,000 ft
Sat 7 AMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms64°64°62°93%32%0.02 inSE9 mph14 mph78%19%—10 mi8,000 ft
Sat 8 AMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms64°64°62°93%31%0.02 inSE9 mph15 mph77%19%—6 mi8,500 ft
Sat 9 AMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms65°65°63°93%33%0.02 inSE9 mph15 mph74%19%—6 mi7,700 ft
Sat 10 AMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms67°67°64°90%29%0.02 inSSE9 mph16 mph69%23%—10 mi7,300 ft
Sat 11 AMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms69°69°65°87%27%0.02 inSSE9 mph16 mph78%23%—10 mi7,700 ft
Sat 12 PMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms71°71°66°84%28%0.02 inSSE9 mph16 mph70%23%—6 mi10,300 ft
Sat 1 PMChance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers73°73°66°79%29%0.01 inSSE9 mph16 mph86%26%—6 mi8,800 ft
Sat 2 PMChance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers75°75°66°74%37%0.01 inSSE9 mph16 mph80%26%—6 mi10,000 ft
Sat 3 PMChance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers76°76°67°74%38%0.01 inSSE9 mph16 mph83%26%—10 mi8,700 ft
Sat 4 PMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms77°77°67°71%40%0.01 inSSE9 mph16 mph82%24%—10 mi10,200 ft
Sat 5 PMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms76°76°67°74%43%0.01 inSSE9 mph15 mph80%24%—10 mi11,000 ft
Sat 6 PMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms75°75°67°76%49%0.01 inSSE8 mph13 mph74%24%—10 mi16,200 ft
Sat 7 PMChance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers74°74°67°79%31%0.01 inSE6 mph12 mph74%30%—10 mi17,100 ft
Sat 8 PMChance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers71°71°67°87%29%0.01 inSE6 mph10 mph61%29%—10 mi
Sat 9 PMSlight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers69°69°66°90%21%0.01 inSE6 mph10 mph57%21%—10 mi
Sat 10 PMChance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers69°69°66°90%25%0.01 inSE6 mph10 mph64%25%—10 mi
Sat 11 PMChance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers68°68°66°93%30%0.01 inSE6 mph9 mph57%27%—10 mi
Sun 12 AMChance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers68°68°65°90%27%0.01 inSE6 mph9 mph61%27%—10 mi
Sun 1 AMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms67°67°65°93%43%0.02 inSE6 mph9 mph61%22%—6 mi12,800 ft
Sun 2 AMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms67°67°66°97%45%0.02 inSE5 mph8 mph66%22%—6 mi11,000 ft
Sun 3 AMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms66°66°65°97%47%0.02 inSSE5 mph8 mph62%22%—6 mi9,100 ft
Sun 4 AMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms66°66°65°97%40%0.02 inSE6 mph8 mph58%21%—6 mi7,300 ft
Sun 5 AMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms64°64°64°100%40%0.02 inSE5 mph8 mph59%21%—6 mi6,300 ft
Sun 6 AMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms63°63°63°100%38%0.02 inSE6 mph9 mph60%21%—6 mi
Sun 7 AMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms64°64°64°100%38%0.00 inSSE5 mph9 mph60%16%—6 mi4,300 ft
Sun 8 AMChance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms65°65°65°100%30%0.00 inSSE6 mph9 mph58%16%——
Sun 9 AMSlight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers67°67°65°93%19%0.00 inSSE6 mph9 mph56%16%——
Sun 10 AMSlight chance of light rain showers69°69°66°90%16%0.00 inSSE6 mph10 mph55%11%——
Sun 11 AM71°71°67°87%8%0.00 inSSE5 mph9 mph56%8%——
Sun 12 PM74°74°67°79%6%0.00 inSSE5 mph8 mph63%6%——
Sun 1 PMSlight chance of light rain showers76°76°68°76%17%0.01 inSSE3 mph7 mph68%8%——
Sun 2 PM77°77°68°74%5%0.01 inSE3 mph6 mph71%5%——
Sun 3 PM78°78°68°71%5%0.01 inSE3 mph6 mph71%5%——
Sun 4 PM78°78°68°71%1%0.01 inESE5 mph7 mph76%1%——
Sun 5 PM77°77°68°74%1%0.01 inESE3 mph6 mph73%1%——
Sun 6 PM76°76°68°76%5%0.01 inE5 mph7 mph75%5%——
Sun 7 PM73°73°68°84%12%E5 mph6 mph65%12%——
Sun 8 PM72°72°68°87%12%E5 mph7 mph43%12%——
Sun 9 PM70°70°68°93%12%E5 mph8 mph48%12%——
Sun 10 PM69°69°67°93%12%E5 mph8 mph52%10%——
Sun 11 PM68°68°67°97%12%E5 mph8 mph56%10%——
Mon 12 AM67°67°66°97%12%E5 mph7 mph60%10%——
Mon 1 AM67°67°66°97%13%E5 mph7 mph64%8%——
Mon 2 AM66°66°65°97%13%E5 mph7 mph62%8%——
Mon 3 AM66°66°65°97%13%E5 mph8 mph59%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
  1. TodaySep 2677°63°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms49%0.23 inwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
  2. SunSep 2778°65°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms47%0.17 inwind 6 mph
  3. MonSep 2879°67°Partly Sunny13%wind 7 mph
  4. TueSep 2978°68°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely76%0.87 inwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
  5. WedSep 3075°66°Showers And Thunderstorms87%1.81 inwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
  6. ThuOct 175°62°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely65%1.28 inwind 9 mph · gusts 15 mph
  7. FriOct 275°64°Chance Rain Showers43%0.51 inwind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
  8. SatOct 377°64°28%0.07 inwind 8 mph
  9. SunOct 473°56°National Blend28%0.36 inwind 9 mph · gusts 15 mph
  10. MonOct 569°56°National Blend15%0.02 inwind 7 mph
  11. TueOct 6~66°49°Model mean
  12. WedOct 7~71°51°Model mean
  13. ThuOct 8~71°52°Model mean
  14. FriOct 9~67°50°Model mean
  15. SatOct 10~68°50°Model mean
  16. SunOct 11~54°41°Model mean

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like65°
  • WindESE 8 mphgusts 13 mph
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity93%
  • Dew point63°
  • Pressure—
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility9 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · not yet up
  • Moonrise6:59 PMMoonset 7:04 AM
  • Moon phaseFull moon100% lit

The National Blend of Models

NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 26, 1:00 AM CDT

NOAA’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.

  1. TodaySep 2677°66°NWS grid 77° / 63°rain 83%thunder 31%0.27 inwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
  2. SunSep 2778°65°NWS grid 78° / 65°rain 66%thunder 25%0.15 inwind 6 mph
  3. MonSep 2879°67°NWS grid 79° / 67°rain 27%thunder 12%wind 7 mph
  4. TueSep 2978°68°NWS grid 78° / 68°rain 82%thunder 35%0.95 inwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
  5. WedSep 3077°66°NWS grid 75° / 66°rain 88%thunder 27%1.87 inwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
  6. ThuOct 175°62°NWS grid 75° / 62°rain 64%thunder 34%1.23 inwind 9 mph · gusts 15 mph
  7. FriOct 276°64°NWS grid 75° / 64°rain 34%thunder 21%0.40 inwind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
  8. SatOct 378°63°NWS grid 77° / 64°rain 28%thunder 13%0.10 inwind 8 mph
  9. SunOct 473°56°Beyond the NWS gridrain 28%0.36 inwind 9 mph · gusts 15 mph
  10. MonOct 569°56°Beyond the NWS gridrain 15%0.02 inwind 7 mph
  11. TueOct 673°—Beyond the NWS gridrain 5%0.02 inwind 8 mph
59°73°86°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly

The models, side by side

HRRR Sep 26, 1:00 AM CDT · GFS Sep 25, 7:00 PM CDT · GEFS Sep 25, 7:00 PM CDT · ECMWF Sep 25, 7:00 PM CDT · ECMWF AI Sep 25, 7:00 PM CDT

Each 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.

59°73°86°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Sep 2677° 63°0.23 in76° 63°0.15 in78° 61°0.16 in79° 64°0.22 in72° 62°0.85 in~73° 64°0.41 in
Sun Sep 2778° 65°0.17 in76° 65°0.02 in84° 61°0.18 in81° 64°0.21 in78° 65°0.12 in~74° 66°0.28 in
Mon Sep 2879° 67°~66° 66°83° 63°82° 64°0.03 in72° 63°~76° 63°
Tue Sep 2978° 68°0.87 in—70° 64°0.78 in74° 67°0.59 in80° 64°0.15 in~81° 64°0.09 in
Wed Sep 3075° 66°1.81 in—68° 66°2.39 in73° 67°0.53 in75° 69°0.69 in~81° 70°0.19 in
Thu Oct 175° 62°1.28 in—78° 67°0.20 in74° 65°0.55 in77° 69°1.83 in~74° 69°1.30 in
Fri Oct 275° 64°0.51 in—76° 66°0.08 in75° 64°0.28 in~69° 67°2.30 in~67° 64°0.32 in
Sat Oct 377° 64°0.07 in—71° 64°0.06 in76° 63°0.10 in~68° 56°~62° 59°0.19 in
Sun Oct 4——68° 57°0.07 in70° 60°0.04 in~67° 54°~62° 59°0.08 in
Mon Oct 5——60° 44°67° 55°0.07 in~70° 53°~66° 58°0.04 in
Tue Oct 6——~62° 42°—~69° 54°~68° 52°
Wed Oct 7——~69° 48°—~70° 54°~73° 50°
Thu Oct 8——~60° 47°—~72° 54°~80° 55°
Fri Oct 9——~51° 38°—~68° 56°~81° 56°
Sat Oct 10——~65° 42°—~69° 52°~71° 57°
Sun Oct 11——~54° 41°———

A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.

ECMWF ensemble meteogram

ECMWF ensemble meteogram for this place: box plots of cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and temperature from the 51 ensemble members for ten days.
Rendered by ECMWF from its 51-member ensemble, in metric units: each box spans the middle half of the members, the whiskers the rest, the line the control run. A forecast, not an observation. © ECMWF, CC BY 4.0.

The next 90 days

NOAA GHCN normals and records at Kansas City/Dntn (MKC) · Climate Prediction Center outlooks

No 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.

Climate Prediction Center (CPC) temperature lean33%warmer 33% · Oct 202633% chance above normal · Oct to Dec-20°0°20°40°60°80°100°TodayOct 1Nov 1Dec 1

Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and lowCPC leans warmer than normalCPC near normal or equal chances

Week ofNormalWarmest on recordColdest on recordTemperature leanPrecipitation lean
Sep 2676° / 54°103° (1953)34° (1984)no outlookno outlook
Oct 372° / 53°98° (1939)30° (2000)near normal most likely · days 8 to 14near normal most likely · days 8 to 14
Oct 1069° / 49°97° (1963)29° (1937)33% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 1768° / 47°91° (1939)21° (1972)33% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 2460° / 42°91° (1950)26° (1997)33% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 3159° / 40°87° (1950)12° (1991)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 758° / 38°82° (1980)7° (1991)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 1456° / 37°81° (1964)7° (1959)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 2150° / 33°78° (1966)5° (1937)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 2850° / 31°74° (2012)-0° (1985)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 543° / 27°74° (1939)-3° (1950)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 1244° / 27°75° (2021)-11° (1989)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 1942° / 26°73° (2021)-19° (1989)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% 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 pollen

None 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

  • RunningtodayFairchance of rain
  • HikingtodayGoodchance of rain
  • BikingtodayGoodchance of rain
  • GolftodayFairchance of rain
  • FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Boating and paddlingtodayVery goodthunderstorms
  • Beach and pooltodayFairchance of rain
  • CampingtonightGoodrain overnight
  • StargazingtonightPoormostly cloudy

Travel

  • Air travelnext 24 hVery goodthunderstorms
  • Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads

Home and garden

  • Lawn mowingtodayGoodchance of rain
  • GardeningtodayGoodchance of rain
  • Outdoor entertainingtodayFairchance of rain
  • Drying laundry outsidetodayPoorchance of rain
  • Painting and outdoor projectstodayFairchance 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 moon

Tonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated poor.

Night ofRatingDarkClear hoursClear and moonlessMoon litTransparency (est.)DewStrongest wind
SaturdayPoor8:37 PM to 5:41 AM0 of 9None100%9 h6 mph
SundayPoor8:36 PM to 5:42 AM0 of 9None98%9 h5 mph
MondayPoor8:34 PM to 5:43 AM0 of 9None93%1 h7 mph
TuesdayPoor8:32 PM to 5:44 AM0 of 9None87%9 h8 mph
WednesdayPoor8:31 PM to 5:45 AM0 of 9None79%9 h8 mph
ThursdayPoor8:29 PM to 5:46 AM0 of 10None70%9 h6 mph
FridayPoor8:27 PM to 5:47 AM0 of 10None60%10 h5 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
DayBlue hour, morningGolden hour, morningGolden hour, eveningBlue hour, evening
Sat6:43 AM to 6:53 AM6:53 AM to 7:45 AM6:33 PM to 7:25 PM7:25 PM to 7:35 PM
Sun6:44 AM to 6:54 AM6:54 AM to 7:46 AM6:31 PM to 7:23 PM7:23 PM to 7:33 PM
Mon6:45 AM to 6:55 AM6:55 AM to 7:47 AM6:30 PM to 7:21 PM7:21 PM to 7:32 PM
Tue6:45 AM to 6:56 AM6:56 AM to 7:48 AM6:28 PM to 7:20 PM7:20 PM to 7:30 PM
Wed6:46 AM to 6:57 AM6:57 AM to 7:49 AM6:27 PM to 7:18 PM7:18 PM to 7:29 PM
Thu6:47 AM to 6:58 AM6:58 AM to 7:49 AM6:25 PM to 7:17 PM7:17 PM to 7:27 PM
Fri6:48 AM to 6:59 AM6:59 AM to 7:50 AM6:23 PM to 7:15 PM7:15 PM to 7:25 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 7:09 AM, 91° E
  • SS Sunset 7:08 PM, 269° W
  • MR Moonrise 6:59 PM, 82° E
  • MS Moonset 7:04 AM, 274° 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 107

This hour: fly with caution (chance of rain, thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Sun 11 AM to 7 PM, 8 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:39 AM to sunrise 7:09 AM, and sunset 7:08 PM to 7:38 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.

Sat6 AM12 PM6 PM
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Caution No-fly

HourVerdictWind (mph)400 ft est. (mph)Gust (mph)RainVisibilityCloud allowsTempKpWhy
Sat 4 AMCaution8121632%9 mi400 ft65°chance of rain, thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 5 AMCaution8121631%10 mi400 ft64°chance of rain, thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 6 AMCaution8121636%10 mi400 ft64°chance of rain, thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 7 AMCaution9121632%10 mi400 ft64°chance of rain, thunderstorms possible, civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)
Sat 8 AMCaution9121831%6 mi400 ft64°chance of rain, thunderstorms possible
Sat 9 AMCaution9121833%6 mi400 ft65°chance of rain, thunderstorms possible
Sat 10 AMNo-fly9121929%10 mi400 ft67°thunderstorms possible, gusts near or over your limit
Sat 11 AMNo-fly9121927%10 mi400 ft69°thunderstorms possible, gusts near or over your limit
Sat 12 PMNo-fly9121928%6 mi400 ft71°thunderstorms possible, gusts near or over your limit
Sat 1 PMNo-fly9132029%6 mi400 ft73°thunderstorms possible, gusts near or over your limit
Sat 2 PMNo-fly9132037%6 mi400 ft75°thunderstorms possible, gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain
Sat 3 PMNo-fly9132038%10 mi400 ft76°thunderstorms possible, gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain
Sat 4 PMNo-fly9132040%10 mi400 ft77°thunderstorms possible, gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain
Sat 5 PMNo-fly9131943%10 mi400 ft76°thunderstorms possible, gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain
Sat 6 PMNo-fly8101549%10 mi400 ft75°thunderstorms possible, chance of rain
Sat 7 PMNo-fly6142031%10 mi400 ft74°thunderstorms possible, gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 8 PMNo-fly6141829%10 mi71°thunderstorms possible, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 9 PMNo-fly6141821%10 mi69°thunderstorms possible, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 10 PMNo-fly6141825%10 mi69°thunderstorms possible, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 11 PMNo-fly6141730%10 mi68°thunderstorms possible, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 12 AMNo-fly6141727%10 mi68°thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 1 AMNo-fly6141743%6 mi400 ft67°thunderstorms possible, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 2 AMNo-fly5111445%6 mi400 ft67°thunderstorms possible, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 3 AMNo-fly5111447%6 mi400 ft66°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 forecast

Hours 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

  • Sun 12 PM to 8 PM 8 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Mon 11 AM to 9 PM 10 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Sat 11 AM to 4 PM 5 hours, every hour within the rules
Sat6 AM12 PM6 PM
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Tue12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Marginal No

Field days

DayDaytimeChance of rainRainLowest humidityStrongest windDry days in a rowHay drying
SaturdayShowers possible49%0.23 in71%9 mph
SundayShowers possible30%0.17 in71%6 mph
MondayDry4%0.00 in64%7 mph1 d
TuesdayWet76%0.87 in76%9 mph
WednesdayWet87%1.81 in87%9 mph
ThursdayWet59%1.28 in74%9 mph
FridayWet31%0.51 in71%7 mph
SaturdayShowers possible28%0.07 in71%8 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 position

The best-rated day this week is Saturday, rated best.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Sat Best11:44 PM to 1:44 AM12:07 PM to 2:07 PM6:34 AM to 7:34 AM6:29 PM to 7:29 PM 100%7:09 AM, 7:08 PM
Sun Best12:30 AM to 2:30 AM12:54 PM to 2:54 PM7:43 AM to 8:43 AM6:55 PM to 7:55 PM 99%7:10 AM, 7:07 PM
Mon Good1:18 AM to 3:18 AM1:44 PM to 3:44 PM8:54 AM to 9:54 AM7:24 PM to 8:24 PM 95%7:11 AM, 7:05 PM
Tue Good2:10 AM to 4:10 AM2:38 PM to 4:38 PM10:09 AM to 11:09 AM8:00 PM to 9:00 PM 90%7:12 AM, 7:03 PM
Wed Poor3:06 AM to 5:06 AM3:36 PM to 5:36 PM11:24 AM to 12:24 PM8:44 PM to 9:44 PM 82%7:13 AM, 7:02 PM
Thu Fair4:07 AM to 6:07 AM4:38 PM to 6:38 PM12:36 PM to 1:36 PM9:38 PM to 10:38 PM 73%7:14 AM, 7:00 PM
Fri Fair5:09 AM to 7:09 AM5:41 PM to 7:41 PM1:41 PM to 2:41 PM10:42 PM to 11:42 PM 64%7:15 AM, 6:59 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 issued
  1. Overnight64° · 32% · ESE 8 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  2. Saturday77° · 43% · SE 9 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  3. Saturday Night63° · 49% · SE 5–8 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  4. Sunday78° · 38% · SE 6 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  5. Sunday Night65° · 13% · E 5 mph

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  6. Monday79° · 13% · ESE 7 mph

    Partly sunny, with a high near 79.

  7. Monday Night67° · 27% · ESE 7 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

  8. Tuesday78° · 65% · S 9 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

  9. Tuesday Night68° · 81% · S 8 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

  10. Wednesday75° · 87% · SSE 9 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

  11. Wednesday Night66° · 77% · SSE 8 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

  12. Thursday75° · 65% · S 9 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

  13. Thursday Night62° · 51% · S 7 mph

    A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

  14. Friday75° · 36% · W 7 mph

    A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO · issued Sep 26, 3:33 AM CDT

Written 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 continue on and off throughout the day Saturday, increasing in coverage by tonight into early Sunday morning.

20-30% chance for thunderstorms across the area but they should be non-severe.

Dry out briefly Monday with slightly warmer temperatures before rain chances return for the middle of next week.

Discussion

329 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026

At 500mb, broad ridging across the central CONUS remains in place with the Nor'easter off of the east coast and another trough over the Pacific NW. Shortwaves off of the PNW trough however have helped to disturb the ridge over the Midwest, providing lift for the showers we have seen. Near the surface, continuing moist, WAA advection from the south from the surface low over central KS interacts with the shortwaves aloft, supporting rain showers. Showers will be on and off throughout the day Saturday but will increase in coverage by Saturday night into Sunday morning as southerly flow increases along with another upper-level shortwave moving through the region. Instability also increases throughout the day Saturday supporting a 20-30% chance for thunderstorms across the area. However CAPE values remain low (300-600 J/kg) and shear is limited (20-25kts) so severe potential remains low.

Models have been consistent run-to-run with the ridge moving back into MO Sunday afternoon and the 25th-75th ensemble spread for 500mb heights is minimal so there is increasing confidence rain will start to move out Sunday afternoon and we should have a dry start to the work week. With the ridge moving back in Monday high temperatures will be back in the mid to upper 70s.

Rain chances return for the middle of next week. Another mid-level trough moves in from the Pacific NW towards the SW CONUS where it may combine with the tropical system as it moves into the SW CONUS. This system would bring a large influx of moisture to the area, resulting in anomalously high PWAT values for this time of year. With such high PWAT values we will need to monitor the potential for flooding next week. However, there is still uncertainty whether the tropical system will cross the Sierra Madre mountains in Mexico, which would result in a slightly drier setup for next week so we will continue to watch how this system progresses.

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 point

The national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.

Severe weather

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26General Thunderstorms Risk
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27General Thunderstorms Risk
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28No risk area
  4. Day 4 · Tue Sep 29No risk area
  5. Day 5 · Wed Sep 30No risk area
  6. Day 6 · Thu Oct 1No risk area
  7. Day 7 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
  8. Day 8 · Sat Oct 3No risk area

Rainfall

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 260.25 in
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 270.01 in
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 280.01 in
  4. Day 4-5 · Sep 29–Sep 302.50 in
  5. Day 6-7 · Oct 1–Oct 21.50 in

The rainfall forecast on the map, days 1 to 7

Flash flood risk

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26Marginal
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27Below marginal
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28Below marginal
  4. Day 4 · Tue Sep 29Slight
  5. Day 5 · Wed Sep 30Slight

Six to fourteen days

  1. Days 6–10 · Temperature33% chance above normalOct 1–Oct 5
  2. Days 6–10 · Precipitation40% chance above normalOct 1–Oct 5
  3. Days 8–14 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 3–Oct 9
  4. Days 8–14 · PrecipitationNear normal most likelyOct 3–Oct 9

Hazards, 3 to 14 days

  1. Tue Sep 29Heavy Rain

Frost and climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Independence

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around April 10 and the first fall freeze around October 27: a growing season of about 198 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 14; one spring in ten still has one after April 26.

Climate of 39.09, -94.47: normals, records and every month

Everything else on the grid

NWS forecast grid · 25 elements

The 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.

ElementSatSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
HeatRisk max1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor
Wet bulb globe temperature max73°76°75°75°75°74°72°74°
Heat index max77°78°79°77°75°75°74°76°
Chance of thunder max30%27%10%32%32%28%18%18%
Cloud ceiling min7,300 ft4,300 ft
Visibility min6 mi6 mi
Mixing height max2,500 ft3,000 ft3,200 ft2,900 ft1,700 ft1,900 ft2,200 ft2,400 ft
Transport wind max15 mph12 mph13 mph14 mph12 mph14 mph12 mph13 mph

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Kansas City/Dntn (MKC) · 6.9 mi away

Each 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.

DayForecastNormalRecord highRecord low
Sat Sep 2677° / 63°77° / 56°95° (1938)34° (1984)
Sun Sep 2778° / 65°78° / 56°93° (1956)34° (1942)
Mon Sep 2879° / 67°76° / 55°103° (1953)34° (1942)
Tue Sep 2978° / 68°76° / 54°96° (1953)35° (1984)
Wed Sep 3075° / 66°78° / 56°95° (1981)34° (1984)
Thu Oct 175° / 62°77° / 56°93° (2006)35° (1984)
Fri Oct 275° / 64°76° / 54°94° (1963)39° (2004)
Sat Oct 377° / 64°75° / 55°94° (2006)36° (1987)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Sat6:43 AM7:09 AM7:08 PM7:35 PM11 h 59 min Full moon · 100% lit
Sun6:44 AM7:10 AM7:07 PM7:33 PM11 h 57 min Waning gibbous · 99% lit
Mon6:45 AM7:11 AM7:05 PM7:32 PM11 h 54 min Waning gibbous · 95% lit
Tue6:45 AM7:12 AM7:03 PM7:30 PM11 h 51 min Waning gibbous · 90% lit
Wed6:46 AM7:13 AM7:02 PM7:29 PM11 h 49 min Waning gibbous · 82% lit
Thu6:47 AM7:14 AM7:00 PM7:27 PM11 h 46 min Waning gibbous · 73% lit
Fri6:48 AM7:15 AM6:59 PM7:25 PM11 h 44 min Waning gibbous · 64% lit
Sat6:49 AM7:16 AM6:57 PM7:24 PM11 h 41 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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