Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Kirksville, Kirksville Regional Airport (KIRK)

Lat: 40.1°NLon: 92.54°WElev: 965ft.

Fair

71°F

22°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.94 in (1013.1 mb)
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Sep 5:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSW Hartford MO

Extreme Heat Warning September 5, 06:42am until September 5, 08:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning
  •  
    Extreme Heat Warning September 5, 06:42am until September 5, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sat

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • Today

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 70 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind 5 to 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 88 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East southeast wind around 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 66 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

    Low: 69 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.

    High: 95 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 105. Light and variable wind.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Labor Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles SSW Hartford MO
 40.42°N 92.86°W (Elev. 873 ft)
5:36 am CDT Sep 5, 2026
6am CDT Sep 5, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 11, 2026
 
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