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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

Kirksville, Kirksville Regional Airport (KIRK)

Lat: 40.1°NLon: 92.54°WElev: 965ft.

Fair

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed NW 9 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1018.3 mb)
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 21 Jan 5:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Gibbs MO

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 09:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming clear, with a low around 16. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 34. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values between -7 and -17. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 4. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 4 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7.

    Low: -7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 6. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: -1 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16.

    High: 16 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming clear, with a low around 16. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Thursday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 34. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values between -7 and -17. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 4. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7.
Saturday
A chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 6. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -2.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 20.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Gibbs MO
 40.1°N 92.41°W (Elev. 899 ft)
Last Update:
5:22 am CST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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