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

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

St. Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport (KSTJ)

Lat: 39.77°NLon: 94.91°WElev: 823ft.

Fair

36°F

2°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 30.04 in (1017.9 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill31°F (-1°C)
Last update 20 Jan 11:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Saint Joseph MO

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A chance of flurries before 1am. Cloudy early, then gradual clearing, with a low around 21. West southwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northwest.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 6 to 16 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 17. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 35 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. North wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 3 °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 after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around -2. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: -2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow. Mostly 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 0.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A chance of flurries before 1am. Cloudy early, then gradual clearing, with a low around 21. West southwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northwest.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. North wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 10.
Friday Night
A chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around -2. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 12. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 27.
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:
2 Miles NE Saint Joseph MO
 39.77°N 94.83°W (Elev. 968 ft)
Last Update:
9:22 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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