Current weather · Sep 26, 11:18 AM CDT
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- Low
- 63°
- Rain today
- 53%
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- 7:12 AM
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- 7:10 PM
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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 11 AM | Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 68° | 68° | 63° | 84% | 42% | 0.02 in | SSE | 9 mph | 13 mph | 72% | 19% | — | 10 mi | 7,300 ft | |
| Sat 12 PM | Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 70° | 70° | 64° | 81% | 46% | 0.02 in | S | 10 mph | 15 mph | 76% | 19% | — | 10 mi | 5,800 ft | |
| Sat 1 PM | Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 40% | 0.00 in | S | 12 mph | 21 mph | 77% | 22% | — | 10 mi | 4,500 ft | |
| Sat 2 PM | Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 75° | 75° | 65° | 71% | 34% | 0.00 in | S | 12 mph | 21 mph | 84% | 22% | — | 10 mi | 4,500 ft | |
| Sat 3 PM | Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 76° | 76° | 65° | 69% | 31% | 0.00 in | S | 12 mph | 20 mph | 85% | 22% | — | 10 mi | 4,500 ft | |
| Sat 4 PM | Chance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers | 77° | 77° | 65° | 67% | 28% | 0.00 in | SSE | 12 mph | 18 mph | 75% | 21% | — | 10 mi | 4,500 ft | |
| Sat 5 PM | Chance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers | 76° | 76° | 65° | 69% | 39% | 0.00 in | SSE | 10 mph | 17 mph | 83% | 25% | — | 10 mi | 5,800 ft | |
| Sat 6 PM | Chance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 51% | 0.00 in | SSE | 9 mph | 16 mph | 73% | 25% | — | 10 mi | 5,800 ft | |
| Sat 7 PM | Chance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers | 72° | 72° | 65° | 79% | 45% | 0.01 in | SE | 8 mph | 14 mph | 77% | 26% | — | 10 mi | 5,800 ft | |
| Sat 8 PM | Chance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers | 70° | 70° | 65° | 84% | 39% | 0.01 in | SE | 7 mph | 13 mph | 71% | 22% | — | 10 mi | 5,800 ft | |
| Sat 9 PM | Chance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers | 68° | 68° | 65° | 90% | 37% | 0.01 in | ESE | 7 mph | 13 mph | 72% | 23% | — | 10 mi | 5,800 ft | |
| Sat 10 PM | Chance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers | 67° | 67° | 64° | 90% | 34% | 0.01 in | ESE | 7 mph | 13 mph | 64% | 25% | — | 10 mi | 5,800 ft | |
| Sat 11 PM | Chance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers | 67° | 67° | 64° | 90% | 34% | 0.01 in | ESE | 6 mph | 13 mph | 66% | 31% | — | 10 mi | 5,800 ft | |
| Sun 12 AM | Chance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers | 66° | 66° | 64° | 93% | 35% | 0.01 in | ESE | 6 mph | 10 mph | 64% | 26% | — | 10 mi | 5,800 ft | |
| Sun 1 AM | Chance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers | 65° | 65° | 64° | 97% | 36% | 0.02 in | SE | 6 mph | 10 mph | 65% | 24% | — | 10 mi | 5,800 ft | |
| Sun 2 AM | Chance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers | 65° | 65° | 64° | 97% | 38% | 0.02 in | ESE | 5 mph | 9 mph | 71% | 24% | — | 10 mi | 5,800 ft | |
| Sun 3 AM | Chance of thunderstorms and chance of light rain showers | 64° | 64° | 63° | 97% | 36% | 0.02 in | ESE | 5 mph | 9 mph | 76% | 24% | — | 10 mi | 4,500 ft | |
| Sun 4 AM | Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 64° | 64° | 63° | 97% | 35% | 0.02 in | ESE | 5 mph | 9 mph | 67% | 18% | — | 10 mi | 3,500 ft | |
| Sun 5 AM | Chance of light rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms | 64° | 64° | 63° | 97% | 29% | 0.02 in | ESE | 5 mph | 9 mph | 74% | 18% | — | 7 mi | 3,500 ft | |
| Sun 6 AM | Slight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers | 64° | 64° | 63° | 97% | 23% | 0.02 in | ESE | 5 mph | 8 mph | 71% | 18% | — | 7 mi | 2,200 ft | |
| Sun 7 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 63° | 63° | 62° | 97% | 22% | 0.01 in | ESE | 5 mph | 8 mph | 74% | 16% | — | 7 mi | 1,300 ft | |
| Sun 8 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 64° | 64° | 63° | 97% | 20% | 0.01 in | ESE | 5 mph | 9 mph | 74% | 16% | — | 7 mi | 1,300 ft | |
| Sun 9 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 66° | 66° | 64° | 93% | 16% | 0.01 in | SE | 5 mph | 9 mph | 65% | 16% | — | 7 mi | 1,100 ft | |
| Sun 10 AM | 68° | 68° | 65° | 90% | 11% | 0.01 in | SE | 5 mph | 9 mph | 54% | 10% | — | 10 mi | |||
| Sun 11 AM | 70° | 70° | 65° | 84% | 10% | 0.01 in | SE | 5 mph | 8 mph | 58% | 8% | — | 10 mi | 1,800 ft | ||
| Sun 12 PM | 73° | 73° | 66° | 79% | 9% | 0.01 in | SE | 3 mph | 7 mph | 64% | 6% | — | 10 mi | 2,700 ft | ||
| Sun 1 PM | 74° | 74° | 66° | 76% | 7% | 0.00 in | ESE | 3 mph | 7 mph | 70% | 1% | — | 10 mi | 3,500 ft | ||
| Sun 2 PM | 75° | 75° | 66° | 74% | 6% | 0.00 in | E | 3 mph | 7 mph | 76% | — | 10 mi | 3,500 ft | |||
| Sun 3 PM | 76° | 76° | 66° | 71% | 9% | 0.00 in | E | 5 mph | 8 mph | 72% | — | 10 mi | 3,500 ft | |||
| Sun 4 PM | 77° | 77° | 66° | 69% | 12% | 0.00 in | E | 5 mph | 8 mph | 80% | 13% | — | 10 mi | 3,500 ft | ||
| Sun 5 PM | Slight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers | 75° | 75° | 66° | 74% | 16% | 0.00 in | ENE | 5 mph | 8 mph | 68% | 13% | — | 10 mi | 4,500 ft | |
| Sun 6 PM | Slight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers | 74° | 74° | 66° | 76% | 20% | 0.00 in | ENE | 5 mph | 8 mph | 72% | 13% | — | 10 mi | 4,500 ft | |
| Sun 7 PM | Slight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers | 71° | 71° | 66° | 84% | 15% | ENE | 5 mph | 9 mph | 74% | 15% | — | 10 mi | 4,500 ft | ||
| Sun 8 PM | 70° | 70° | 65° | 84% | 10% | ENE | 5 mph | 9 mph | 70% | 15% | — | — | ||||
| Sun 9 PM | 67° | 67° | 65° | 93% | 10% | E | 5 mph | 8 mph | 68% | 15% | — | — | ||||
| Sun 10 PM | 66° | 66° | 65° | 97% | 15% | E | 5 mph | 8 mph | 58% | 9% | — | — | ||||
| Sun 11 PM | 65° | 65° | 64° | 97% | 15% | E | 5 mph | 8 mph | 58% | 9% | — | — | ||||
| Mon 12 AM | 65° | 65° | 64° | 97% | 15% | E | 3 mph | 7 mph | 59% | 9% | — | — | ||||
| Mon 1 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 65° | 65° | 63° | 93% | 18% | E | 3 mph | 7 mph | 59% | 7% | — | — | |||
| Mon 2 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 65° | 65° | 63° | 93% | 18% | E | 3 mph | 7 mph | 63% | 7% | — | — | |||
| Mon 3 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 64° | 64° | 62° | 93% | 18% | E | 3 mph | 8 mph | 67% | 7% | — | — | |||
| Mon 4 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 64° | 64° | 62° | 93% | 18% | E | 3 mph | 8 mph | 71% | 7% | — | — | |||
| Mon 5 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 63° | 63° | 61° | 93% | 18% | E | 3 mph | 8 mph | 73% | 7% | — | — | |||
| Mon 6 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 63° | 63° | 60° | 90% | 18% | E | 5 mph | 8 mph | 74% | 7% | — | — | |||
| Mon 7 AM | 63° | 63° | 60° | 90% | 9% | E | 5 mph | 8 mph | 76% | 6% | — | — | ||||
| Mon 8 AM | 64° | 64° | 60° | 87% | 9% | E | 5 mph | 9 mph | 73% | 6% | — | — | ||||
| Mon 9 AM | 65° | 65° | 60° | 84% | 9% | ESE | 6 mph | 9 mph | 71% | 6% | — | — | ||||
| Mon 10 AM | 66° | 66° | 61° | 84% | 9% | ESE | 6 mph | 10 mph | 68% | 3% | — | — |
The next 16 days
NWS grid published Sep 26, 10:51 AM CDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 11, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16- TodaySep 2677°63°Chance Showers And Thunderstormswind 12 mph · gusts 21 mph
- SunSep 2777°63°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstormswind 6 mph
- MonSep 2877°64°Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunnywind 7 mph
- TueSep 2975°64°Showers And Thunderstormswind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
- WedSep 3074°63°Rain Showerswind 9 mph · gusts 15 mph
- ThuOct 174°59°Showers And Thunderstorms Likelywind 9 mph · gusts 15 mph
- FriOct 274°60°Chance Rain Showerswind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
- SatOct 375°61°wind 8 mph
- SunOct 471°54°National Blendwind 8 mph · gusts 14 mph
- MonOct 570°55°National Blendwind 7 mph
- TueOct 673°58°National Blendwind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
- WedOct 7~67°47°Model mean
- ThuOct 8~72°51°Model mean
- FriOct 9~74°54°Model mean
- SatOct 10~68°53°Model mean
- SunOct 11~69°50°Model mean
Right now
NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow- Feels like68°
- WindSSE 9 mphgusts 13 mph
- Radar over this pointno reading
- Humidity84%
- Dew point63°
- Pressure—
- UV index—
- Air quality—
- Visibility10 mi
- Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset
- Moonrise7:01 PMMoonset 7:07 AM
- Moon phaseFull moon100% lit
The National Blend of Models
NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 26, 7:00 AM 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 2679°64°NWS grid 77° / 63°wind 12 mph · gusts 20 mph
- SunSep 2778°64°NWS grid 77° / 63°wind 6 mph
- MonSep 2879°64°NWS grid 77° / 64°wind 7 mph
- TueSep 2978°65°NWS grid 75° / 64°wind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
- WedSep 3077°65°NWS grid 74° / 63°wind 9 mph · gusts 15 mph
- ThuOct 177°60°NWS grid 74° / 59°wind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
- FriOct 275°59°NWS grid 74° / 60°wind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
- SatOct 376°59°NWS grid 75° / 61°wind 8 mph
- SunOct 471°54°Beyond the NWS gridwind 8 mph · gusts 14 mph
- MonOct 570°55°Beyond the NWS gridwind 7 mph
- TueOct 673°58°Beyond the NWS gridwind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly
The models, side by side
HRRR Sep 26, 7:00 AM CDT · GFS Sep 26, 1:00 AM CDT · GEFS Sep 26, 1:00 AM CDT · ECMWF Sep 25, 7:00 PM 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 | 77° 63°0.25 in | 73° 63°0.13 in | 74° 60°0.32 in | 74° 60°0.37 in | 74° 62°0.38 in | ~71° 63°0.50 in |
| Sun Sep 27 | 77° 63°0.16 in | 77° 61° | 79° 62°0.11 in | 78° 62°0.13 in | 76° 65°0.15 in | ~73° 65°0.20 in |
| Mon Sep 28 | 77° 64° | 64° 58° | 80° 61° | 78° 62°0.02 in | 70° 65° | ~74° 63° |
| Tue Sep 29 | 75° 64°1.51 in | — | 71° 64°0.72 in | 72° 65°0.63 in | 73° 64°0.90 in | ~78° 64°0.33 in |
| Wed Sep 30 | 74° 63°1.75 in | — | 67° 65°2.43 in | 70° 65°1.22 in | 73° 66°0.49 in | ~74° 69°0.77 in |
| Thu Oct 1 | 74° 59°1.06 in | — | 77° 67°0.81 in | 72° 65°0.37 in | 77° 68°0.93 in | ~71° 67°1.23 in |
| Fri Oct 2 | 74° 60°0.39 in | — | 77° 67°0.19 in | 73° 62°0.11 in | ~70° 64°0.50 in | ~66° 60°0.20 in |
| Sat Oct 3 | 75° 61°0.06 in | — | 83° 65°0.04 in | 75° 62°0.16 in | ~67° 54° | ~61° 58°0.17 in |
| Sun Oct 4 | — | — | 68° 50°0.52 in | 64° 55°0.10 in | ~68° 52° | ~62° 58°0.06 in |
| Mon Oct 5 | — | — | 53° 44° | 62° 49°0.04 in | ~71° 54° | ~67° 56°0.02 in |
| Tue Oct 6 | — | — | ~52° 42° | ~51° 51° | ~70° 54° | ~69° 50° |
| Wed Oct 7 | — | — | ~57° 37° | — | ~71° 55° | ~74° 50° |
| Thu Oct 8 | — | — | ~65° 45° | — | ~73° 55° | ~79° 55° |
| Fri Oct 9 | — | — | ~73° 54° | — | ~68° 54° | ~81° 55° |
| Sat Oct 10 | — | — | ~68° 55° | — | ~69° 51° | ~69° 53° |
| Sun Oct 11 | — | — | ~69° 50° | — | — | — |
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 St. Joseph (STJ) · 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 | 77° / 47° | 103° (1953) | 28° (2004) | no outlook | no outlook |
| Oct 3 | 72° / 46° | 96° (1963) | 22° (2012) | near normal most likely · days 8 to 14 | 33% chance below normal · days 8 to 14 |
| Oct 10 | 68° / 42° | 97° (1963) | 23° (2000) | 33% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 17 | 69° / 41° | 90° (1963) | 15° (2022) | 33% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 24 | 59° / 36° | 88° (2014) | 19° (2001) | 33% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 31 | 61° / 36° | 88° (1950) | 14° (1966) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 7 | 56° / 32° | 82° (1980) | 5° (2019) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 14 | 54° / 31° | 78° (1950) | 6° (2014) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 21 | 51° / 28° | 78° (1966) | 7° (2018) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 28 | 47° / 25° | 73° (1998) | -2° (1976) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 5 | 41° / 21° | 71° (2001) | -15° (2005) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 12 | 41° / 22° | 73° (2021) | -11° (2016) | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | 33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 19 | 38° / 18° | 69° (2021) | -13° (1963) | 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
- SleepingtonightVery goodcool, quiet night
Outdoors
- RunningtodayFairchance of rain
- HikingtodayGoodchance of rain
- BikingtodayGoodchance of rain
- GolftodayGoodchance of rain
- FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Boating and paddlingtodayGoodwind
- Beach and pooltodayFairchance of rain
- CampingtonightFairthunderstorms
- StargazingtonightPoormostly cloudy
Travel
- Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
- 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 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 | 8:40 PM to 5:43 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 100% | 9 h | 7 mph | |
| Sunday | Poor | 8:39 PM to 5:44 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 98% | 9 h | 5 mph | |
| Monday | Poor | 8:37 PM to 5:45 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 93% | 1 h | 6 mph | |
| Tuesday | Poor | 8:35 PM to 5:46 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 87% | 9 h | 7 mph | |
| Wednesday | Poor | 8:34 PM to 5:47 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 79% | 9 h | 7 mph | |
| Thursday | Poor | 8:32 PM to 5:48 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 70% | 8 h | 3 mph | |
| Friday | Poor | 8:30 PM to 5:49 AM | 0 of 10 | None | 60% | 8 h | 2 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 | 6:45 AM to 6:55 AM | 6:55 AM to 7:47 AM | 6:35 PM to 7:27 PM | 7:27 PM to 7:37 PM |
| Sun | 6:46 AM to 6:56 AM | 6:56 AM to 7:48 AM | 6:33 PM to 7:25 PM | 7:25 PM to 7:36 PM |
| Mon | 6:47 AM to 6:57 AM | 6:57 AM to 7:49 AM | 6:32 PM to 7:24 PM | 7:24 PM to 7:34 PM |
| Tue | 6:48 AM to 6:58 AM | 6:58 AM to 7:50 AM | 6:30 PM to 7:22 PM | 7:22 PM to 7:32 PM |
| Wed | 6:49 AM to 6:59 AM | 6:59 AM to 7:51 AM | 6:28 PM to 7:20 PM | 7:20 PM to 7:31 PM |
| Thu | 6:50 AM to 7:00 AM | 7:00 AM to 7:52 AM | 6:27 PM to 7:19 PM | 7:19 PM to 7:29 PM |
| Fri | 6:51 AM to 7:01 AM | 7:01 AM to 7:53 AM | 6:25 PM to 7:17 PM | 7:17 PM to 7:28 PM |
- SR Sunrise 7:12 AM, 91° E
- SS Sunset 7:10 PM, 269° W
- MR Moonrise 7:01 PM, 82° E
- MS Moonset 7:07 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 107This hour: fly with caution (chance of rain, thunderstorms possible). Next good stretch: Sun 11 AM to 4 PM, 5 hours.
Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:42 AM to sunrise 7:12 AM, and sunset 7:10 PM to 7:40 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.
| Sat | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 11 AM | Caution | 9 | 12 | 15 | 42% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 68° | chance of rain, thunderstorms possible | |
| Sat 12 PM | Caution | 10 | 13 | 18 | 46% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 70° | chance of rain, thunderstorms possible | |
| Sat 1 PM | No-fly | 12 | 17 | 26 | 40% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 73° | gusts near or over your limit, thunderstorms possible, chance of rain | |
| Sat 2 PM | No-fly | 12 | 17 | 26 | 34% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 75° | gusts near or over your limit, thunderstorms possible, chance of rain | |
| Sat 3 PM | No-fly | 12 | 17 | 25 | 31% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 76° | gusts near or over your limit, thunderstorms possible, chance of rain | |
| Sat 4 PM | No-fly | 12 | 17 | 24 | 28% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 77° | thunderstorms possible, gusts near or over your limit | |
| Sat 5 PM | No-fly | 10 | 15 | 22 | 39% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 76° | thunderstorms possible, gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain | |
| Sat 6 PM | No-fly | 9 | 12 | 19 | 51% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 74° | thunderstorms possible, gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain | |
| Sat 7 PM | No-fly | 8 | 12 | 17 | 45% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 72° | thunderstorms possible, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sat 8 PM | No-fly | 7 | 10 | 16 | 39% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 70° | thunderstorms possible, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sat 9 PM | No-fly | 7 | 10 | 16 | 37% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 68° | thunderstorms possible, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sat 10 PM | No-fly | 7 | 10 | 16 | 34% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 67° | thunderstorms possible, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sat 11 PM | No-fly | 6 | 14 | 21 | 34% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 67° | thunderstorms possible, gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sun 12 AM | No-fly | 6 | 14 | 18 | 35% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 66° | thunderstorms possible, gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sun 1 AM | No-fly | 6 | 14 | 18 | 36% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 65° | thunderstorms possible, gusts near or over your limit, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sun 2 AM | No-fly | 5 | 11 | 16 | 38% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 65° | thunderstorms possible, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sun 3 AM | No-fly | 5 | 11 | 16 | 36% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 64° | thunderstorms possible, chance of rain, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sun 4 AM | Caution | 5 | 11 | 16 | 35% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 64° | chance of rain, thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sun 5 AM | Caution | 5 | 11 | 16 | 29% | 7 mi | 400 ft | 64° | thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sun 6 AM | Caution | 5 | 11 | 14 | 23% | 7 mi | 400 ft | 64° | thunderstorms possible, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Sun 7 AM | Caution | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22% | 7 mi | 400 ft | 63° | thunderstorms possible, civil twilight: lighting required (107.29) | |
| Sun 8 AM | Caution | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20% | 7 mi | 400 ft | 64° | thunderstorms possible | |
| Sun 9 AM | Caution | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16% | 7 mi | 400 ft | 66° | thunderstorms possible | |
| Sun 10 AM | Caution | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11% | 10 mi | 68° | thunderstorms possible |
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
- Sun 11 AM to 9 PM 10 hours, every hour within the rules
- Mon 11 AM to 9 PM 10 hours, every hour within the rules
- Sat 12 PM to 4 PM 4 hours, every hour within the rules
| Sat | 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 | Wet | 51% | 0.25 in | 67% | 12 mph | ||
| Sunday | Showers possible | 20% | 0.16 in | 69% | 5 mph | ||
| Monday | Dry | 9% | 0.00 in | 64% | 7 mph | 1 d | |
| Tuesday | Wet | 88% | 1.51 in | 79% | 9 mph | ||
| Wednesday | Wet | 84% | 1.75 in | 81% | 9 mph | ||
| Thursday | Wet | 57% | 1.06 in | 68% | 9 mph | ||
| Friday | Wet | 29% | 0.39 in | 62% | 7 mph | ||
| Saturday | Showers possible | 28% | 0.06 in | 66% | 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 positionThe best-rated day this week is Saturday, rated best.
| Day | Rating | Major periods | Minor periods | Moon | Sunrise, sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | Best | 11:47 PM to 1:47 AM12:09 PM to 2:09 PM | 6:37 AM to 7:37 AM6:31 PM to 7:31 PM | 100% | 7:12 AM, 7:10 PM |
| Sun | Best | 12:32 AM to 2:32 AM12:56 PM to 2:56 PM | 7:46 AM to 8:46 AM6:56 PM to 7:56 PM | 99% | 7:13 AM, 7:09 PM |
| Mon | Good | 1:21 AM to 3:21 AM1:46 PM to 3:46 PM | 8:58 AM to 9:58 AM7:25 PM to 8:25 PM | 95% | 7:14 AM, 7:07 PM |
| Tue | Good | 2:13 AM to 4:13 AM2:40 PM to 4:40 PM | 10:13 AM to 11:13 AM8:00 PM to 9:00 PM | 90% | 7:15 AM, 7:06 PM |
| Wed | Poor | 3:09 AM to 5:09 AM3:39 PM to 5:39 PM | 11:28 AM to 12:28 PM8:44 PM to 9:44 PM | 82% | 7:16 AM, 7:04 PM |
| Thu | Fair | 4:09 AM to 6:09 AM4:40 PM to 6:40 PM | 12:41 PM to 1:41 PM9:38 PM to 10:38 PM | 73% | 7:17 AM, 7:02 PM |
| Fri | Fair | 5:12 AM to 7:12 AM5:43 PM to 7:43 PM | 1:45 PM to 2:45 PM10:42 PM to 11:42 PM | 64% | 7:17 AM, 7:01 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 issuedToday77° · 46% · SSE 12 mph
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South southeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight63° · 51% · SE 5–9 mph
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday77° · 23% · ESE 5 mph
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday Night63° · 20% · ENE 5 mph
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday77° · 18% · ESE 7 mph
A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night64° · 29% · SE 6 mph
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tuesday75° · 83% · SSE 9 mph
Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night64° · 88% · S 8 mph
Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday74° · 84% · SE 9 mph
Rain showers before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night63° · 79% · SE 8 mph
Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday74° · 61% · SSE 6–9 mph
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night59° · 57% · SSW 6 mph
Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday74° · 29% · WNW 7 mph
A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night60° · 29% · SE 5 mph
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
The forecaster’s discussion
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO · issued Sep 26, 6:31 AM 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 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 · 12Z TAFs Through 12Z Sunday
631 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026
There will be brief lull in showers this morning as the current round of showers continue to move east. Another shortwave will bring the showers currently over south central KS to our TAF sites around 14-15Z. Showers will stick around for most of day with a 20-30% chance of producing thunder but CIGS should remain VFR. There may be another brief lull in showers around 3Z as the shortwave progresses east. Winds will be around 10kts out of the SE for the forecast period.
EAX Watches / Warnings / Advisories
MO...None. KS...None.
Hazardous weather outlook Sep 26, 5:01 AM CDT
The office’s own seven-day heads-up for spotters and emergency managers.
FLUS43 KEAX 261001 HWOEAX Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 0501 AM CDT Sat Sep 26 2026 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-271001- 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 Sat Sep 26 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...Sunday through Friday. Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on potential weather hazards. .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. $$
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 260.01 in
- Day 2 · Sun Sep 270.01 in
- Day 3 · Mon Sep 280.10 in
- Day 4-5 · Sep 29–Sep 303.00 in
- Day 6-7 · Oct 1–Oct 21.00 in
Flash flood risk
- Day 1 · Sat Sep 26Marginal
- Day 2 · Sun Sep 27Below marginal
- Day 3 · Mon Sep 28Below marginal
- Day 4 · Tue Sep 29Slight
- Day 5 · Wed Sep 30Slight
Six to fourteen days
- Days 6–10 · Temperature33% 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 · Precipitation33% chance below normalOct 3–Oct 9
Hazards, 3 to 14 days
- Tue Sep 29Heavy Rain
Drought
- Drought MonitorNo drought
Drought in this county: the map, the record since 2000 and the outlook
Frost and climate
NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Troy 3NThe last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around April 19 and the first fall freeze around October 19: a growing season of about 182 days.
One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 2; one spring in ten still has one after May 5.
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 | 0 · Little |
| Wet bulb globe temperature max | 72° | 74° | 74° | 73° | 73° | 71° | 71° | 72° |
| Heat index max | 77° | 77° | 77° | 75° | 74° | 73° | 74° | 74° |
| Chance of thunder max | 31% | 26% | 9% | 33% | 32% | 32% | 15% | 15% |
| Cloud ceiling min | 4,500 ft | 1,100 ft | ||||||
| Visibility min | 6 mi | 7 mi | ||||||
| Mixing height max | 2,800 ft | 1,900 ft | 3,100 ft | 1,800 ft | 1,900 ft | 1,900 ft | 2,200 ft | 2,300 ft |
| Transport wind max | 18 mph | 12 mph | 13 mph | 13 mph | 12 mph | 14 mph | 12 mph | 16 mph |
Against the record
NOAA GHCN · St. Joseph (STJ) · 8.3 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 | 77° / 63° | 78° / 50° | 94° (2021) | 34° (1975) |
| Sun Sep 27 | 77° / 63° | 78° / 50° | 95° (2021) | 35° (1975) |
| Mon Sep 28 | 77° / 64° | 75° / 48° | 103° (1953) | 30° (1967) |
| Tue Sep 29 | 75° / 64° | 77° / 47° | 94° (2002) | 31° (1967) |
| Wed Sep 30 | 74° / 63° | 78° / 49° | 94° (2023) | 32° (1972) |
| Thu Oct 1 | 74° / 59° | 78° / 50° | 94° (1976) | 29° (1974) |
| Fri Oct 2 | 74° / 60° | 74° / 49° | 94° (1953) | 28° (2004) |
| Sat Oct 3 | 75° / 61° | 74° / 49° | 95° (2006) | 33° (1980) |
Sun and moon
| Day | Civil twilight | Sunrise | Sunset | Civil twilight | Daylight | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 6:45 AM | 7:12 AM | 7:10 PM | 7:37 PM | 11 h 58 min | Full moon · 100% lit |
| Sun | 6:46 AM | 7:13 AM | 7:09 PM | 7:36 PM | 11 h 56 min | Waning gibbous · 99% lit |
| Mon | 6:47 AM | 7:14 AM | 7:07 PM | 7:34 PM | 11 h 53 min | Waning gibbous · 95% lit |
| Tue | 6:48 AM | 7:15 AM | 7:06 PM | 7:32 PM | 11 h 51 min | Waning gibbous · 90% lit |
| Wed | 6:49 AM | 7:16 AM | 7:04 PM | 7:31 PM | 11 h 48 min | Waning gibbous · 82% lit |
| Thu | 6:50 AM | 7:17 AM | 7:02 PM | 7:29 PM | 11 h 45 min | Waning gibbous · 73% lit |
| Fri | 6:51 AM | 7:17 AM | 7:01 PM | 7:28 PM | 11 h 44 min | Waning gibbous · 64% lit |
| Sat | 6:52 AM | 7:18 AM | 6:59 PM | 7:26 PM | 11 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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