Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

St. Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport (KSTJ)

Lat: 39.77°NLon: 94.91°WElev: 823ft.

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1017.3 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 20 Jan 5:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE De Kalb MO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries between midnight and 1am.  Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 21. South wind 9 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 35 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. North wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 10.

    High: 10 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a low around -2. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: -2 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow.  Cloudy and cold, with a high near 12. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 12 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of flurries between midnight and 1am. Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 21. South wind 9 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. North wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 10.
Friday Night
A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around -2. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 12. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 26.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSE De Kalb MO
 39.53°N 94.89°W (Elev. 1076 ft)
4:47 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
6pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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