Current weather · Sep 27, 8:06 AM CDT

39.7530, -94.2500

62°

Slight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showersFeels like 62° · Humidity 97%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO · grid 55,80
High
71°
Low
62°
Rain today
40%
Sunrise
7:09 AM
Sunset
7:06 PM

Hour by hour

NWS forecast grid

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Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Sun 8 AMSlight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers62°62°61°97%23%0.00 inESE6 mph14 mph76%17%—9 mi5,100 ft
Sun 9 AMSlight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers63°63°62°97%20%0.00 inESE6 mph13 mph77%17%—10 mi4,800 ft
Sun 10 AMSlight chance of light rain showers65°65°62°90%18%0.00 inSE6 mph13 mph82%12%—10 mi4,100 ft
Sun 11 AMSlight chance of light rain showers66°66°63°90%17%0.00 inSE6 mph12 mph83%12%—10 mi3,200 ft
Sun 12 PMSlight chance of light rain showers68°68°63°84%16%0.00 inESE6 mph10 mph82%12%—10 mi2,800 ft
Sun 1 PMSlight chance of light rain showers69°69°64°84%15%0.01 inESE6 mph9 mph76%13%—10 mi2,500 ft
Sun 2 PMSlight chance of light rain showers70°70°64°81%16%0.01 inESE6 mph8 mph75%13%—10 mi3,700 ft
Sun 3 PMSlight chance of light rain showers71°71°64°79%18%0.01 inE5 mph8 mph77%13%—10 mi3,000 ft
Sun 4 PMSlight chance of thunderstorms and slight chance of light rain showers71°71°64°79%20%0.01 inE6 mph8 mph78%20%—10 mi2,900 ft
Sun 5 PM71°71°64°79%14%0.01 inE6 mph9 mph79%14%—10 mi2,600 ft
Sun 6 PM69°69°64°84%9%0.01 inE6 mph9 mph79%9%—10 mi2,500 ft
Sun 7 PM67°67°64°90%4%ENE3 mph9 mph74%4%—10 mi3,000 ft
Sun 8 PM66°66°64°93%4%ENE3 mph10 mph71%4%—10 mi3,000 ft
Sun 9 PM65°65°63°93%3%ENE5 mph10 mph74%3%—10 mi4,000 ft
Sun 10 PM64°64°63°97%3%E5 mph10 mph72%3%—10 mi4,400 ft
Sun 11 PM63°63°63°100%3%E3 mph9 mph72%3%—10 mi5,200 ft
Mon 12 AM63°63°63°100%3%ENE3 mph9 mph69%3%—9 mi4,600 ft
Mon 1 AM63°63°62°97%2%ENE3 mph9 mph62%2%—10 mi4,000 ft
Mon 2 AM62°62°61°97%3%E5 mph8 mph59%2%—9 mi3,900 ft
Mon 3 AM61°61°61°100%3%E5 mph8 mph68%2%—10 mi4,200 ft
Mon 4 AM61°61°60°97%4%E5 mph8 mph71%4%—10 mi3,100 ft
Mon 5 AM60°60°59°96%5%E5 mph8 mph74%5%—9 mi1,500 ft
Mon 6 AM59°59°59°100%7%E5 mph8 mph71%5%—7 mi700 ft
Mon 7 AM59°59°58°96%8%E5 mph8 mph71%2%—7 mi1,800 ft
Mon 8 AM60°60°58°93%8%E5 mph9 mph61%2%—7 mi5,800 ft
Mon 9 AM62°62°59°90%5%E5 mph9 mph59%2%—10 mi7,300 ft
Mon 10 AM64°64°59°84%5%E5 mph10 mph74%1%—10 mi25,000 ft
Mon 11 AM66°66°59°78%0%E6 mph10 mph60%—10 mi25,000 ft
Mon 12 PM69°69°59°70%0%ESE6 mph10 mph50%—10 mi-100 ft
Mon 1 PM70°70°59°68%0%ESE6 mph10 mph59%—10 mi25,000 ft
Mon 2 PM72°72°59°64%0%ESE6 mph10 mph56%——
Mon 3 PM73°73°59°62%0%ESE5 mph10 mph46%——
Mon 4 PM73°73°59°62%0%ESE5 mph9 mph46%——
Mon 5 PM74°74°59°59%0%ESE5 mph9 mph33%——
Mon 6 PM72°72°60°66%0%ESE5 mph8 mph33%——
Mon 7 PM69°69°60°73%0%E3 mph7 mph17%——
Mon 8 PM68°68°61°78%0%E3 mph8 mph20%——
Mon 9 PM66°66°60°81%0%ESE3 mph9 mph31%——
Mon 10 PM64°64°59°84%0%ESE5 mph10 mph41%——
Mon 11 PM63°63°58°84%0%ESE5 mph12 mph46%——
Tue 12 AM62°62°58°87%0%SE5 mph12 mph51%——
Tue 1 AM62°62°57°84%1%SE5 mph12 mph56%1%——
Tue 2 AM62°62°56°81%1%SE5 mph12 mph60%1%——
Tue 3 AM62°62°56°81%1%SE6 mph13 mph64%1%——
Tue 4 AM62°62°55°78%1%SE6 mph13 mph68%1%——
Tue 5 AM61°61°54°78%1%SE6 mph13 mph69%1%——
Tue 6 AM61°61°54°78%1%SE7 mph14 mph69%1%——
Tue 7 AMChance of light rain showers61°61°54°78%29%SE7 mph14 mph70%8%——

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Sep 27, 5:57 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 2771°62°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms40%0.09 inwind 8 mph · gusts 14 mph
  2. MonSep 2874°61°Partly Sunny8%wind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
  3. TueSep 2976°64°Rain Showers Likely76%0.34 inwind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
  4. WedSep 3074°64°Showers And Thunderstorms79%1.19 inwind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
  5. ThuOct 172°59°Showers And Thunderstorms81%1.03 inwind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  6. FriOct 269°57°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms51%0.57 inwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
  7. SatOct 370°57°Slight Chance Rain Showers21%0.02 inwind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
  8. SunOct 467°57°17%0.17 inwind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  9. MonOct 566°51°National Blend4%wind 6 mph
  10. TueOct 667°54°National Blend5%wind 7 mph
  11. WedOct 7~68°58°Model mean
  12. ThuOct 8~60°43°Model mean
  13. FriOct 9~61°44°Model mean0.03 in
  14. SatOct 10~69°48°Model mean0.32 in
  15. SunOct 11~74°56°Model mean0.44 in
  16. MonOct 12~78°56°Model mean

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like62°
  • WindESE 6 mphgusts 14 mph
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity97%
  • Dew point61°
  • Pressure—
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility9 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset
  • Moonrise7:23 PMMoonset 8:13 AM
  • Moon phaseWaning gibbous99% lit

The National Blend of Models

NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 27, 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 2772°59°NWS grid 71° / 62°rain 47%thunder 18%0.10 inwind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
  2. MonSep 2874°61°NWS grid 74° / 61°rain 12%wind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
  3. TueSep 2976°64°NWS grid 76° / 64°rain 76%thunder 20%0.38 inwind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
  4. WedSep 3074°64°NWS grid 74° / 64°rain 82%thunder 36%1.22 inwind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
  5. ThuOct 172°59°NWS grid 72° / 59°rain 80%thunder 25%1.04 inwind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  6. FriOct 270°57°NWS grid 69° / 57°rain 46%thunder 19%0.51 inwind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
  7. SatOct 370°57°NWS grid 70° / 57°rain 21%thunder 13%0.04 inwind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
  8. SunOct 468°52°NWS grid 67° / 57°rain 16%0.18 inwind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  9. MonOct 566°51°Beyond the NWS gridrain 4%wind 6 mph
  10. TueOct 667°54°Beyond the NWS gridrain 5%wind 7 mph
  11. WedOct 770°—Beyond the NWS gridrain 6%0.01 inwind 6 mph
50°64°77°MonTueWedThuFriSatSun

BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly

The models, side by side

HRRR Sep 27, 1:00 AM CDT · GFS Sep 27, 1:00 AM CDT · GEFS Sep 27, 1:00 AM CDT · ECMWF Sep 26, 7:00 PM CDT · ECMWF AI Sep 26, 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.

41°64°86°MonTueWedThuFriSatSun

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Sep 2771° 62°0.09 in73° 62°69° 62°0.04 in72° 61°0.04 in74° 61°0.06 in~71° 64°0.16 in
Mon Sep 2874° 61°76° 60°76° 57°77° 56°74° 60°~73° 60°
Tue Sep 2976° 64°0.34 in~61° 60°85° 61°0.06 in79° 61°0.11 in80° 60°~80° 62°0.04 in
Wed Sep 3074° 64°1.19 in—81° 72°0.09 in79° 69°0.24 in81° 69°0.38 in~81° 70°0.18 in
Thu Oct 172° 59°1.03 in—71° 55°0.62 in70° 60°0.55 in73° 58°3.90 in~74° 64°1.13 in
Fri Oct 269° 57°0.57 in—65° 46°66° 53°0.02 in65° 55°~67° 54°
Sat Oct 370° 57°0.02 in—65° 44°66° 49°0.02 in~61° 53°0.28 in~67° 51°
Sun Oct 467° 57°0.17 in—70° 47°67° 51°0.10 in~64° 57°0.11 in~68° 58°0.09 in
Mon Oct 5——70° 50°63° 47°0.04 in~71° 55°~71° 58°0.01 in
Tue Oct 6——74° 51°65° 44°0.02 in~74° 58°~74° 52°
Wed Oct 7——~55° 49°~51° 51°~69° 64°~79° 60°
Thu Oct 8——~53° 35°—~64° 59°~67° 52°
Fri Oct 9——~58° 36°—~59° 50°0.08 in~66° 45°
Sat Oct 10——~67° 43°—~69° 53°0.95 in~71° 49°
Sun Oct 11——~74° 52°—~74° 61°1.33 in~75° 54°
Mon Oct 12——~78° 56°———

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 Cameron (EZZ) · 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 Mon Oct 12, 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 leanwarmer 33% · Oct 202633% chance above normal · Oct to Dec0°20°40°60°80°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 27—91° (2023)37° (2020)no outlookno outlook
Oct 4—91° (2024)32° (2023)near normal most likely · days 8 to 1440% chance below normal · days 8 to 14
Oct 11—86° (2024)30° (2018)33% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 18—84° (2022)22° (2022)33% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 25—82° (2024)23° (2019)33% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Nov 1—74° (2020)20° (2019)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 8—76° (2020)5° (2019)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 15—75° (2025)14° (2022)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 22—71° (2017)9° (2018)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Nov 29—70° (2021)7° (2025)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 6—67° (2020)10° (2023)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 13—73° (2021)2° (2025)33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec
Dec 20—67° (2021)-9° (2022)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 hModeratehumid
  • Common coldtodayLowmild
  • FlutodayLowmild
  • Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
  • Heat stresstodayLowmild
  • SunburntodayLowweak sun
  • Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
  • SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night

Outdoors

  • RunningtodayGoodhumid
  • HikingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • BikingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • GolftodayIdealfine conditions
  • FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Boating and paddlingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Beach and pooltodayGoodmostly cloudy
  • CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
  • StargazingtonightPoormostly cloudy

Travel

  • Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
  • Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads

Home and garden

  • Lawn mowingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • GardeningtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Outdoor entertainingtodayVery goodhumid
  • Drying laundry outsidetodayPoorhumid
  • Painting and outdoor projectstodayGoodhumid
  • FrosttonightLowmild

Pests

  • MosquitoestodayVery highwarm
  • TickstodayVery highwarm
  • Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
  • Outdoor peststodayHighhumid

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
SundayPoor8:36 PM to 5:40 AM0 of 9None98%9 h5 mph
MondayPoor8:34 PM to 5:41 AM0 of 9None93%6 mph
TuesdayPoor8:32 PM to 5:43 AM0 of 9None87%9 h6 mph
WednesdayPoor8:30 PM to 5:44 AM0 of 10None79%10 h5 mph
ThursdayPoor8:29 PM to 5:45 AM0 of 10None70%10 h7 mph
FridayPoor8:27 PM to 5:46 AM0 of 10None60%9 h3 mph
SaturdayPoor8:26 PM to 5:47 AM0 of 10None49%9 h3 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
Sun6:43 AM to 6:53 AM6:53 AM to 7:45 AM6:30 PM to 7:22 PM7:22 PM to 7:33 PM
Mon6:44 AM to 6:54 AM6:54 AM to 7:46 AM6:28 PM to 7:21 PM7:21 PM to 7:31 PM
Tue6:45 AM to 6:55 AM6:55 AM to 7:47 AM6:27 PM to 7:19 PM7:19 PM to 7:29 PM
Wed6:45 AM to 6:56 AM6:56 AM to 7:48 AM6:25 PM to 7:17 PM7:17 PM to 7:28 PM
Thu6:46 AM to 6:57 AM6:57 AM to 7:49 AM6:23 PM to 7:16 PM7:16 PM to 7:26 PM
Fri6:47 AM to 6:58 AM6:58 AM to 7:50 AM6:22 PM to 7:14 PM7:14 PM to 7:24 PM
Sat6:48 AM to 6:59 AM6:59 AM to 7:51 AM6:20 PM to 7:12 PM7:12 PM to 7:23 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 7:09 AM, 92° E
  • SS Sunset 7:06 PM, 268° W
  • MR Moonrise 7:23 PM, 74° ENE
  • MS Moonset 8:13 AM, 282° WNW
  • Waning gibbous, 99% 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 (thunderstorms possible). Next good stretch: Mon 8 AM to 12 PM, 4 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:39 AM to sunrise 7:09 AM, and sunset 7:06 PM to 7:36 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.

Sun12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Tue12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Caution No-fly

HourVerdictWind (mph)400 ft est. (mph)Gust (mph)RainVisibilityCloud allowsTempKpWhy
Sun 8 AMCaution671523%9 mi400 ft62°thunderstorms possible
Sun 9 AMCaution671420%10 mi400 ft63°thunderstorms possible
Sun 10 AMCaution681518%10 mi400 ft65°thunderstorms possible
Sun 11 AMCaution681417%10 mi400 ft66°thunderstorms possible
Sun 12 PMCaution681316%10 mi400 ft68°thunderstorms possible
Sun 1 PMCaution671115%10 mi400 ft69°thunderstorms possible
Sun 2 PMCaution671016%10 mi400 ft70°thunderstorms possible
Sun 3 PMCaution56918%10 mi400 ft71°thunderstorms possible
Sun 4 PMNo-fly671020%10 mi400 ft71°thunderstorms possible
Sun 5 PMCaution671114%10 mi400 ft71°thunderstorms possible
Sun 6 PMGood67119%10 mi400 ft69°nothing against it
Sun 7 PMCaution38144%10 mi400 ft67°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 8 PMCaution38154%10 mi400 ft66°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 9 PMCaution511173%10 mi400 ft65°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 10 PMCaution511173%10 mi400 ft64°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 11 PMCaution38143%10 mi400 ft63°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 12 AMCaution38143%9 mi400 ft63°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 1 AMCaution38142%10 mi400 ft63°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 2 AMCaution511143%9 mi400 ft62°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 3 AMCaution511143%10 mi400 ft61°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 4 AMCaution511144%10 mi400 ft61°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 5 AMCaution511145%9 mi400 ft60°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 6 AMCaution511147%7 miup to 200 ft59°low cloud limits height (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 7 AMCaution5698%7 mi400 ft59°civil twilight: lighting 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 2 PM to 6 PM 4 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Mon 11 AM to 10 PM 11 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Tue 2 AM to 9 AM 7 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Sat 11 AM to 8 PM 9 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Sun 12 PM to 4 PM 4 hours, every hour within the rules
Sun12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Tue12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Wed12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Marginal No

Field days

DayDaytimeChance of rainRainLowest humidityStrongest windDry days in a rowHay drying
SundayShowers possible23%0.09 in79%6 mph
MondayDry8%0.00 in59%6 mph1 d
TuesdayWet76%0.34 in69%9 mph
WednesdayWet79%1.19 in81%7 mph
ThursdayWet75%1.03 in79%8 mph
FridayWet43%0.57 in70%9 mph
SaturdayDry21%0.02 in73%6 mph1 d
SundayShowers possible13%0.17 in70%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 Sunday, rated best.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Sun Best12:29 AM to 2:29 AM12:53 PM to 2:53 PM7:43 AM to 8:43 AM6:53 PM to 7:53 PM 99%7:09 AM, 7:06 PM
Mon Good1:17 AM to 3:17 AM1:43 PM to 3:43 PM8:55 AM to 9:55 AM7:22 PM to 8:22 PM 95%7:10 AM, 7:04 PM
Tue Good2:09 AM to 4:09 AM2:37 PM to 4:37 PM10:09 AM to 11:09 AM7:57 PM to 8:57 PM 90%7:11 AM, 7:02 PM
Wed Poor3:06 AM to 5:06 AM3:35 PM to 5:35 PM11:25 AM to 12:25 PM8:41 PM to 9:41 PM 82%7:12 AM, 7:01 PM
Thu Fair4:06 AM to 6:06 AM4:37 PM to 6:37 PM12:37 PM to 1:37 PM9:34 PM to 10:34 PM 73%7:13 AM, 6:59 PM
Fri Fair5:08 AM to 7:08 AM5:40 PM to 7:40 PM1:42 PM to 2:42 PM10:39 PM to 11:39 PM 64%7:14 AM, 6:58 PM
Sat Fair6:11 AM to 8:11 AM6:41 PM to 8:41 PM2:37 PM to 3:37 PM 53%7:15 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 issued
  1. Today71° · 25% · ESE 6 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. East southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  2. Tonight59° · 9% · ENE 6 mph

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East northeast wind around 6 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  3. Monday74° · 8% · ESE 6 mph

    Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind around 6 mph.

  4. Monday Night61° · 1% · ESE 6 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East southeast wind around 6 mph.

  5. Tuesday76° · 58% · SSE 9 mph

    Rain showers likely between 7am and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  6. Tuesday Night64° · 76% · SSE 7 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

  7. Wednesday74° · 79% · S 7 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

  8. Wednesday Night64° · 81% · SE 5 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

  9. Thursday72° · 81% · ENE 8 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

  10. Thursday Night59° · 66% · NE 7 mph

    Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

  11. Friday69° · 47% · NE 9 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

  12. Friday Night57° · 35% · ENE 5 mph

    A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

  13. Saturday70° · 21% · E 6 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

  14. Saturday Night57° · 21% · NNE 5 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO · issued Sep 27, 6:28 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

Isolated to scattered showers again today, mainly for areas south/east of I-35. A few thunderstorms are possible as well, but severe weather is not expected.

The potential for heavy rain and flooding for the middle of the week is increasing. Multiple rounds of heavy rain are expected in the region from Tuesday night through Thursday.

Discussion

221 AM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026

Water vapor imagery shows a shortwave trough over northern Missouri, slowly moving eastward. It's progress is being hampered by the the deep upper low/ Nor'Easter over the eastern US that is stuck within a broad upper ridge. This is close to a Rex block setup but not quite there just yet and it seems unlikely to evolve into a true blocking pattern. Regardless, it is still slowing the progression of waves through the middle of the country. There is another wave, potentially a subtle internal PV anomaly, leading to showers and storms in southeastern Kansas as of 07Z. with the near blocking pattern to the east, this wave will meander over/through the southern half of the forecast area today, leading to continued isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly south/ east of I-35. While we'll see greater instability, especially across eastern Kansas and far western Missouri, shear remains weak so severe weather is not anticipated. Precipitation chances should finally start to wind down by 03Z to 06Z Monday, leading to dry conditions for Monday into Tuesday.

Focus then turns to the potential for widespread heavy rainfall and flooding for the middle to later portions of the work week, Tuesday night through mainly Thursday. From a synoptic perspective, this pattern flashes heavy rainfall. In the upper- levels, a potent shortwave trough will be moving into the Southwest. This will help draw copious amounts of mid and upper- level moisture from the Pacific into the central US. This moisture is will be the remnants of what is currently Hurricane Polo. In the lower-levels, a broad high pressure area over the eastern US will lead to a strong moisture transport from the Gulf northward into eastern Kansas and western Missouri. This combination of rich lower-to-mid-level moisture and upper-level moisture will lead to very anomalous precipitable water values. In fact, these values are 3+ standard deviations above normal for this time of year, above the 99.5 percentile for a large portion of the area, and at the max values on the NAEFS percentiles and GEFS M-climate. Ensemble guidance shows roughly a 10-20% chance for at least four inches of rain for the run ending at 7PM Friday. This jumps to 20-30%+ for total rain of at least 3 inches through the same time frame. With all that said, there remains a fair amount of uncertainty on where the heaviest rains will actually setup. That will largely depend on where the strongest forcing sets up as the shortwave ejects into the Plains Wednesday into Thursday as the system takes on distinctive mid-lattitude cyclone characteristics, with a notable deformation area, a warm frontal region extending eastward, and cold front extending southward. Each of these areas will provide a focus for heavy rainfall and placement of these features will be key to defining the areas with the greatest flooding potential.

Aviation · 12Z TAFs Through 12Z Monday

628 AM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026

VFR conditions currently may trend to MVFR (20-40% chance) with ceilings around 1500 ft. There is some potential (15-20%) for IFR ceilings as well from later this morning through the afternoon. These conditions are more likely across northeastern KS into northwestern MO and adjacent areas of NE and IA, with lower probabilities further south and east. While confidence isn't particularly high on these conditions occurring, with chances less than 50% for the terminals, have maintained the mention in the forecast. Based on HREF probabilities, conditions likely trend to VFR by 06Z to 09Z tomorrow morning. Winds will be light through the forecast with winds generally from the east to southeast.

EAX Watches / Warnings / Advisories

MO...None. KS...None.

Hazardous weather outlook Sep 27, 5:01 AM CDT

The office’s own seven-day heads-up for spotters and emergency managers.

FLUS43 KEAX 271001
HWOEAX

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
0501 AM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-281001-
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 Sun Sep 27 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...Monday through Saturday.

Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on
potential weather hazards.

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Isolated to scattered showers again today, mainly for areas south/east
  of I-35. A few thunderstorms are possible as well, but severe
  weather is not expected.

- The potential for heavy rain and flooding for the middle of
  the week is increasing. Multiple rounds of heavy rain are 
  expected in the region from Tuesday night through Thursday.

$$

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

Rainfall

  1. Day 1 · Sun Sep 270.01 in
  2. Day 2 · Mon Sep 28Under 0.01 in
  3. Day 3 · Tue Sep 290.50 in
  4. Day 4-5 · Sep 30–Oct 12.00 in
  5. Day 6-7 · Oct 2–Oct 30.50 in

The rainfall forecast on the map, days 1 to 7

Flash flood risk

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

Six to fourteen days

  1. Days 6–10 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 2–Oct 6
  2. Days 6–10 · Precipitation33% chance above normalOct 2–Oct 6
  3. Days 8–14 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 4–Oct 10
  4. Days 8–14 · Precipitation40% chance below normalOct 4–Oct 10

Hazards, 3 to 14 days

  1. Sep 29–Oct 1Flooding Possible
  2. Oct 1–Oct 2Heavy Rain

Frost and climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Cameron

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around April 15 and the first fall freeze around October 24: a growing season of about 192 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 10; one spring in ten still has one after April 29.

Climate of 39.75, -94.25: 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.

ElementSunMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
HeatRisk max1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor0 · Little0 · Little0 · Little
Wet bulb globe temperature max70°70°72°72°70°67°68°65°
Heat index max71°74°75°74°72°
Chance of thunder max27%5%33%28%32%32%10%12%
Cloud ceiling min2,500 ft-100 ft
Visibility min6 mi7 mi
Mixing height max2,000 ft3,500 ft2,100 ft1,600 ft1,800 ft2,000 ft2,100 ft2,900 ft
Transport wind max12 mph13 mph16 mph10 mph12 mph13 mph14 mph18 mph

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Cameron (EZZ) · 2.2 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
Sun Sep 2771° / 62°—90° (2021)45° (2018)
Mon Sep 2874° / 61°—90° (2021)45° (2018)
Tue Sep 2976° / 64°—90° (2021)43° (2022)
Wed Sep 3074° / 64°—91° (2023)43° (2020)
Thu Oct 172° / 59°—91° (2023)44° (2020)
Fri Oct 269° / 57°—91° (2023)37° (2020)
Sat Oct 370° / 57°—91° (2023)37° (2020)
Sun Oct 467° / 57°—89° (2018)37° (2020)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Sun6:43 AM7:09 AM7:06 PM7:33 PM11 h 57 min Waning gibbous · 99% lit
Mon6:44 AM7:10 AM7:04 PM7:31 PM11 h 54 min Waning gibbous · 95% lit
Tue6:45 AM7:11 AM7:02 PM7:29 PM11 h 51 min Waning gibbous · 90% lit
Wed6:45 AM7:12 AM7:01 PM7:28 PM11 h 49 min Waning gibbous · 82% lit
Thu6:46 AM7:13 AM6:59 PM7:26 PM11 h 46 min Waning gibbous · 73% lit
Fri6:47 AM7:14 AM6:58 PM7:24 PM11 h 44 min Waning gibbous · 64% lit
Sat6:48 AM7:15 AM6:56 PM7:23 PM11 h 41 min Last quarter · 53% lit
Sun6:49 AM7:16 AM6:54 PM7:21 PM11 h 38 min Last quarter · 43% 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?

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What is a place’s address here?

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