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.

Mostly Cloudy

42°F

6°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed SW 17 G 28 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1016.8 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 21 Jan 4:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles ESE Willmathsville MO

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm
Wind Advisory until January 22, 12:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch
Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory until January 22, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Thu

    Wind Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -20. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 3.

    High: 3 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Cloudy, with a low around -6.

    Low: -6 °F

    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Cloudy and cold, with a high near 6.

    High: 6 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Cloudy, with a low around 0.

    Low: 0 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -20. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 3.
Friday Night
Cloudy, with a low around -6.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 6.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 0.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -5.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 15.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 5.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles ESE Willmathsville MO
 40.3°N 92.35°W (Elev. 840 ft)
3:16 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
5pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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