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 >

Current conditions at

Kirksville, Kirksville Regional Airport (KIRK)

Lat: 40.1°NLon: 92.54°WElev: 965ft.

Fair

36°F

2°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed W 13 G 29 mph
Barometer 30.06 in (1019.1 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 21 Jan 11:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Kirksville MO

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 09:00am
Wind Advisory January 21, 01:00pm until January 21, 08:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
Wind Advisory
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming clear, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values between -8 and -18. North wind 6 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 3. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 3 °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 5. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 5 °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

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming clear, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values between -8 and -18. North wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 3. North wind 10 to 15 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 5. 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 32.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Kirksville MO
 40.19°N 92.58°W (Elev. 965 ft)
12:07 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
12pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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