County, Missouri Weather and Climate Synopsis

Regional Hourly Observations Nowcast: 0-6 Hour Forecast Forecast: 7 Day Forecast Medium & Long Range Outlook Almanac Historical Facts

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Current Surface Map, [2nd Source TWC]
Map of 24 Hr Rainfall (7AM - 7AM EST), 7 Day Rainfall Animation

...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
ST. JOSEPH     FAIR      74  40  29 S13       30.01F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  41; 6HR MAX TEMP:  74;                                

MOSBY          FAIR      70  39  32 S9        30.05F                  
HARRISONVILLE  FAIR      73  37  27 S8        30.08F                  
WHITEMAN AFB   SUNNY     71  40  31 S10       30.05F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  40; 6HR MAX TEMP:  71;                                

CLINTON        FAIR      72  41  33 VRB5G13   30.07F                  
SEDALIA        FAIR      71  40  32 S9        30.09F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  43; 6HR MAX TEMP:  72;                                

MARSHALL       FAIR      70  41  35 S12       30.08F                  
CHILLICOTHE      N/A     70  43  37 S10       30.05F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  40; 6HR MAX TEMP:  71;                                

MOBERLY        FAIR      72  32  23 S5        30.08F                  
KIRKSVILLE     FAIR      69  39  33 S9G17     30.07F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  38; 6HR MAX TEMP:  69;                                

Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel

.THIS AFTERNOON...Sunny, warmer with highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. 
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Not as cool with lows around 50.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Much warmer with highs in the lower 90s. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Not as warm with highs in the mid 70s. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear, cooler with lows in the lower 40s. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. 

12-48 Hr Surface Forecast Maps, TWC 4-Panel Surface Forecast, Fire Danger, Day 1 Precip, Day 2

                 6 TO 10 DAY  8 TO 14 DAY   30 DAY    90 DAY     120 DAY    180 DAY
                                           NOV05   NOV05-JAN06 DEC05-FEB06 FEB06-APR06
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   Temperature:      Below        Below      Above      Above      Above     Normal
 Precipitation:      Below        Below     Normal     Normal      Above     Normal

....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy

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OCTOBER 2ND
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1882...
An early season windstorm over Oregon and northern California blew down
thousands of trees and caused great crop damage in the Sacramento Valley.
(David Ludlum)
...1898...
A hurricane struck the Georgia coast washing away Campbell Island. (David
Ludlum)
...1959...
A tornado struck the town of Ivy VA (located near Charlottesville). Eleven
persons were killed, including ten from one family. (The Weather Channel)
...1980...
The temperature at Blue Canyon CA soared to 88 degrees, an October record
for that location. (The Weather Channel)
...1981...
Severe thunderstorms raked Phoenix AZ with heavy rain, high winds, and hail
up to an inch and a half in diameter, for the second day in a row.
Thunderstorms on the 1st deluged Phoenix with .68 inch of rain in five
minutes, equalling their all-time record. (The Weather Channel)
...1987...
A fast moving cold front produced snow flurries from Minnesota to the
Appalachian Mountains, and gale force winds behind the front ushered cold
air into the Great Lakes Region. Valentine NE reported a record low of 25
degrees. Temperatures recovered rapidly in the Northern High Plains Region,
reaching the lower 80s by afternoon. Jackson WY warmed from a morning low
of 21 degrees to an afternoon high of 76 degrees. (The National Weather
Summary)
...1988...
Early morning thunderstorms in Georgia produced three inches of rain at
Canton and Woodstock. (The National Weather Summary)
...1989...
Flooding due to thunderstorm rains in the southeastern U.S. on the last day
of September and the first day of October caused the Etowah River to rise
seven feet above flood stage at Canton GA. Thunderstorms produced up to ten
inches of rain in northeastern Georgia, with six inches reported at Athens
GA in 24 hours. One man was killed, and another man was injured, when
sucked by floodwaters into drainage lines. (The National Weather Summary)
(Storm Data)