Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Springfield, MO

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2
469
FNUS73 KSGF 171022
FWSSGF

Spot Forecast for WKT-MK1NE/NW...The Nature Conservancy
National Weather Service Springfield MO
522 AM CDT Fri Oct 17 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 CDT on October 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

Please contact our office at 1-800-762-4363, if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...

Above normal temperatures will continue today as
highs warm into the 80s this afternoon. South to
southwest wind gusts up to around 25 mph will occur
from mid morning through the afternoon hours. Partly
sunny skies will occur this morning into this afternoon
with clouds increasing tonight as showers and thunderstorms
are expected by early Saturday morning.

.TODAY...
TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........48  45  54  50  44  27  7   3
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............73  77  80  81  82  83  82  81
RH..............64  58  52  53  51  49  51  53
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   SW  SW  S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..12  14  14  14  14  14  14  14
20 FT wind gust.22  22  23  22  22  23  23  22
Mix hgt (kft)...1.7 3.2 4.9 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.0
Mix hgt (km)....0.5 1.0 1.5 1.9 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.5
Transp wind dir.S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Transp wind spd.20  21  22  23  23  22  21  18
Trans wind dir..S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Trans spd (m/s).9   9   10  10  10  10  9   8
Haines index....M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M
Vrate kt-ft/1K..28  57  93  126 140 133 114 80
Ventrate Cat....PR  FR  GD  VGD VGD VGD VGD GD

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........6   11  12  15  10  14  11  18  31  55  61  72
Weather cov.....                            SCH SCH SCH LKY LKY
Weather type....                            RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........                            SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).0   10  10  10  10  10  10  20  20  20  60  70
Temp............80  75  72  71  71  71  71  70  69  68  68  66
RH..............54  64  71  73  73  71  71  76  78  81  81  90
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..13  10  10  10  10  10  10  9   9   9   9   9
20 FT wind gust.21  20  20  21  21  21  20  18  18  20  18  18
Mix hgt (kft)...3.0 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Mix hgt (km)....0.9 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW
Transp wind spd.16  15  16  16  16  18  18  17  17  16  16  15
Trans wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW
Trans spd (m/s).7   7   7   7   7   8   8   8   8   7   7   7
Haines index....M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M
Vrate kt-ft/1K..43  7   7   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   5
Ventrate Cat....FR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR

.SATURDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........73  74  74  66  72  58  67  75  70  66  61  60
Weather cov.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY
Chc of pcpn (%).60  70  70  70  70  70  70  60  60  60  60  60
Temp............66  65  64  66  68  72  74  74  75  75  75  73
RH..............90  97  97  97  100 87  82  79  74  71  69  71
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..9   9   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  9
20 FT wind gust.18  18  20  20  18  18  17  17  17  16  16  16
Mix hgt (kft)...0.3 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.4 2.2 2.7 3.0 3.4 3.7 3.6 2.7
Mix hgt (km)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.8
Transp wind dir.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W
Transp wind spd.14  15  16  17  18  18  17  17  20  22  23  21
Trans wind dir..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W
Trans spd (m/s).6   7   7   8   8   8   8   8   9   10  10  9
Haines index....M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M   M
Vrate kt-ft/1K..4   5   9   14  22  34  40  45  58  70  72  49
Ventrate Cat....PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  PR  FR  FR  GD  GD  FR

$$
Forecaster...Soria
Requested by...Ryan Gauger
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2523721.0/SGF
.DELDT 10/17/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL rgauger@tnc.org