Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Joplin, Joplin Regional Airport (KJLN)

Lat: 37.16°NLon: 94.5°WElev: 981ft.

Light Rain Fog/Mist

70°F

21°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed SW 17 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1016.8 mb)
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Last update 15 Oct 8:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Baxter Springs KS

  • Today

    Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 76 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before midnight.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 45 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of sprinkles after 1pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 56. Wind chill values as low as 38 early. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy frost before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the afternoon.

    High: 60 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of sprinkles after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 56. Wind chill values as low as 38 early. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 37. North wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 38.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Baxter Springs KS
 37.02°N 94.75°W (Elev. 846 ft)
6:06 am CDT Oct 15, 2026
10am CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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