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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chillicothe, Chillicothe Agri-Science Center (KCDJ)

Lat: 39.82°NLon: 93.58°WElev: 768ft.

41°F

5°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed W 10 G 23 mph
Barometer 30.08 in (1019.5 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 21 Jan 12:51 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Chillicothe MO

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values between -6 and -11. Light north northwest wind becoming north northeast 8 to 13 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7. North northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 7 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a low around -3. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: -3 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely.  Cloudy and cold, with a high near 7. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 7 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow before midnight.  Cloudy, with a low around 0. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 0 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 15.

    High: 15 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values between -6 and -11. Light north northwest wind becoming north northeast 8 to 13 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7. North northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around -3. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
Snow likely. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 7. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 0. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 15.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 17.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 5.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NW Chillicothe MO
 39.81°N 93.59°W (Elev. 745 ft)
1:02 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
1pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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