Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Arizona; Heat Continues in the Southeast and Southwest

Thunderstorms, some severe, may lead to scattered instances of flash flooding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley and southern Arizona. The threat will shift to the Mid-Atlantic coast on Thursday. Dangerous heat persists in the South and Southeast while building into the Southwest. Overnight lows will be so warm that little-to-no relief from the scorching daytime highs will be available. Read More >

Current conditions at

Poplar Bluff, Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport (KPOF)

Lat: 36.77°NLon: 90.32°WElev: 328ft.

Fair

77°F

25°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed NE 5 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1011.3 mb)
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 19 Aug 9:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NE Van Buren MO

Severe T-storm Watch until August 20, 03:00am
Tornado Warning August 19, 10:14pm until August 19, 10:30pm
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Severe T-storm Watch
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    Severe T-storm Watch until August 20, 03:00am
    Tornado Warning August 19, 10:14pm until August 19, 10:30pm

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  • Tonight

    Low: 71 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 8am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 89 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 67. Light northeast wind.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind.

    High: 92 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Calm wind.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Light northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 67. Light northeast wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Calm wind.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 91.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
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Point Forecast:
7 Miles NE Van Buren MO
 37.06°N 90.92°W (Elev. 801 ft)
9:46 pm CDT Aug 19, 2026
10pm CDT Aug 19, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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