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Areas of Dangerous Heat and Heavy Rain with Possible Flooding into this Weekend

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across much of northeast Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley into this weekend with heat advisories in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall occurring at times through Saturday could bring areas of flooding across parts of the central Plains into the upper Midwest/Great Lakes, and Four Corners states. Read More >

Current conditions at

Kirksville, Kirksville Regional Airport (KIRK)

Lat: 40.1°NLon: 92.54°WElev: 965ft.

90°F

32°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed NA
Barometer 30.18 in (1021.3 mb)
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index99°F (37°C)
Last update 17 Sep 2:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNW Knox City MO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 69. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 69 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 87. Heat index values as high as 100. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 87 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 71. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 68 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 78 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 62 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 67 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

    Low: 57 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 69. Light and variable wind.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 87. Heat index values as high as 100. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 71. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNW Knox City MO
 40.21°N 92.06°W (Elev. 761 ft)
Last Update:
2:51 pm CDT Sep 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CDT Sep 17, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 24, 2026
 
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