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Marginal Risks of Severe Storms on the Central Plains; Flash flooding on the Northern Plains; Frost & Freeze Warnings in portions of the West & Northeast

A storm system developing across the Plains may cause locally severe weather in western Kansas and southwestern Nebraska today, with isolated flash flooding possible in portions of eastern Montana and western North Dakota. Frost and Freeze Warnings are in effect for portions of the central Rockies and central Appalachians tonight into Friday morning. Read More >

Current conditions at

Poplar Bluff, Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport (KPOF)

Lat: 36.77°NLon: 90.32°WElev: 328ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed E 8 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1015.0 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 16 Oct 4:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Essex MO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 82 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 85 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    T-storms
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Low around 55. South southwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 55 °F

    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Light south wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 5 to 7 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Low around 55. South southwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 44. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Light south wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 9 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Essex MO
 36.8°N 89.87°W
Last Update:
6:15 pm CDT Oct 16, 2025
Forecast Valid:
6pm CDT Oct 16, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 23, 2025
 
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