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

39°F

4°C

Humidity 38%
Wind Speed W 18 G 28 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1018.0 mb)
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill30°F (-1°C)
Last update 21 Jan 12:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Memphis MO

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm
Wind Advisory January 21, 02:00pm until January 22, 12:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch
Wind Advisory
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -20. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 2.

    High: 2 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7.

    Low: -7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow after noon.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7.

    High: 7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.

    Low: -2 °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 40. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. 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 2.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.
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:
Memphis MO
 40.47°N 92.17°W (Elev. 758 ft)
11:26 am CST Jan 21, 2026
1pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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