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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Joplin, Joplin Regional Airport (KJLN)

Lat: 37.16°NLon: 94.5°WElev: 981ft.

Overcast and Breezy

77°F

25°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed S 24 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.79 in (1007.7 mb)
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 10 Mar 1:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Galena KS

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 78. Breezy, with a south wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 78 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then showers likely. Low around 51. South wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 51 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers, mainly before 11am. Temperature falling to around 53 by 9am. North wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 63 °F⇓

    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 32. North wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Light southwest wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

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

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 78. Breezy, with a south wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then showers likely. Low around 51. South wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Showers, mainly before 11am. Temperature falling to around 53 by 9am. North wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 32. North wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Light southwest wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Galena KS
 37.08°N 94.64°W (Elev. 912 ft)
Last Update:
1:26 pm CDT Mar 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CDT Mar 10, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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