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 63%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 30.04 in (1018.9 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 20 Jan 8:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Kirksville MO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 5am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 38. West southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. North wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3.

    High: 3 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6.

    Low: -6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow after noon.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then 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 before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 38. West southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. North wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6.
Saturday
A chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 22.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 10.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Kirksville MO
 40.19°N 92.58°W (Elev. 965 ft)
9:22 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
9pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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