Current conditions at

Joplin, Joplin Regional Airport (KJLN)

Lat: 37.16°NLon: 94.5°WElev: 981ft.

Overcast and Windy

76°F

24°C

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed S 26 G 40 mph
Barometer 29.66 in (1003.4 mb)
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 17 Apr 4:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Carthage MO

Flood Watch April 17, 06:00pm until April 18, 07:00am
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Flood Watch
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Isolated showers and thunderstorms.  Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 78. Breezy, with a south wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 78 °F

    Isolated
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3am and 4am, then scattered showers after 4am. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall.  Low around 44. South wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    Low: 44 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Wind chill values as low as 40 early. North wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 38. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 38 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Areas of frost before 7am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 78. Breezy, with a south wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3am and 4am, then scattered showers after 4am. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Low around 44. South wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Wind chill values as low as 40 early. North wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 38. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday
Areas of frost before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 46.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Carthage MO
 37.17°N 94.3°W (Elev. 997 ft)
5:31 pm CDT Apr 17, 2026
5pm CDT Apr 17, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 24, 2026
 
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