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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Joplin, Joplin Regional Airport (KJLN)

Lat: 37.16°NLon: 94.5°WElev: 981ft.

Fair

85°F

29°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 30.06 in (1016.7 mb)
Dewpoint 67°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index88°F (31°C)
Last update 6 Jul 11:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Baxter Springs KS

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 92. North wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 94. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 89 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 93.

    High: 93 °F

    Hot

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 92. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 94. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 93.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Baxter Springs KS
 37.02°N 94.75°W (Elev. 846 ft)
Last Update:
11:16 am CDT Jul 6, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT Jul 6, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 12, 2026
 
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