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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

86°F

30°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 29.91 in (1011.6 mb)
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index90°F (32°C)
Last update 20 Jun 5:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles W Riverton KS

Flood Watch June 21, 01:00am until June 22, 07:00am
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Flood Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 72. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 72 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 103. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 67. South wind 5 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    Low: 67 °F

    Heavy Rain
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North wind around 8 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 82 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.

    Low: 66 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 72. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 103. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 67. South wind 5 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North wind around 8 mph.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles W Riverton KS
 37.08°N 94.75°W (Elev. 801 ft)
Last Update:
4:30 pm CDT Jun 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CDT Jun 20, 2026-6pm CDT Jun 27, 2026
 
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