Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

St. Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport (KSTJ)

Lat: 39.77°NLon: 94.91°WElev: 823ft.

Fair

41°F

5°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed SE 9 mph
Barometer 30.06 in (1019.0 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 20 Jan 3:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

St. Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport MO

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries between midnight and 1am.  Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 19. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 19 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west southwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light north  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 35 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. North wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9.

    High: 9 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow after midnight.  Cloudy, with a low around -5. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: -5 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 10. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 10 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.

    Low: -2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of flurries between midnight and 1am. Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 19. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west southwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. North wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9.
Friday Night
A chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around -5. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 10. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 26.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 10.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
St. Joseph, Rosecrans Memorial Airport MO
 39.77°N 94.91°W (Elev. 820 ft)
3:17 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
4pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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