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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Joplin, Joplin Regional Airport (KJLN)

Lat: 37.16°NLon: 94.5°WElev: 981ft.

A Few Clouds

91°F

33°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed SW 13 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1010.0 mb)
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index100°F (38°C)
Last update 9 Jul 3:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Seneca MO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 104. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 103. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers likely between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 91 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers likely after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 71 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 89 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 69.

    Low: 69 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 90.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 104. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 103. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers likely between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then showers likely after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
A chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 92.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Seneca MO
 36.84°N 94.61°W (Elev. 886 ft)
Last Update:
1:46 pm CDT Jul 9, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CDT Jul 9, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 16, 2026
 
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