Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Columbia, Columbia Regional Airport (KCOU)

Lat: 38.82°NLon: 92.22°WElev: 889ft.

Fair

86°F

30°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed E 6 mph
Barometer 29.93 in (1012.5 mb)
Dewpoint 71°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index91°F (33°C)
Last update 4 Sep 8:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ashland MO

Extreme Heat Warning September 4, 09:46pm until September 5, 08:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning
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    Extreme Heat Warning September 4, 09:46pm until September 5, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sat

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 106. Light and variable wind.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 74. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 74 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 103. East wind around 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 96 °F

    Isolated
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 106. Light and variable wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 74. Light and variable wind.
Sunday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 103. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East wind around 6 mph.
Labor Day
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 90.
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Point Forecast:
Ashland MO
 38.77°N 92.27°W (Elev. 899 ft)
6:36 pm CDT Sep 4, 2026
9pm CDT Sep 4, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 11, 2026
 
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