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Regional Hourly Observations For County
Issued at 400 PM CST MON NOV 18 2024
...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
ST. JOSEPH     LGT RAIN  65  62  90 SE17G37   29.30S FOG              
HARRISONVILLE  LGT RAIN  61  61 100 S7        29.40F                  
WHITEMAN AFB   HVY RAIN  64  61  88 SW18G32   29.37R FOG              
CLINTON        MIX PCPN  61  61 100 SW7G14    29.41S FOG              
SEDALIA        LGT RAIN  68  60  75 SE18G30   29.38F                  
MARSHALL       CLOUDY    63  61  94 SE14G22   29.39F                  
CHILLICOTHE      N/A     67  60  78 SE16G36   29.38F                  
MOBERLY        MOCLDY    63  59  88 SE16G22   29.46F                  
KIRKSVILLE     CLOUDY    61  60  97 SE22G32   29.45F                  

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Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Missouri
Based on observations at 400pm CST, Monday November 18, 2024

Across Missouri...temperatures are near 61 degrees north, near 71 degrees central, and near 70 degrees south. Current sky conditions are cloudy north, mostly cloudy central, and cloudy south. In the north, relative humidity is near 97%, and the dew point is near 60 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 65%, and the dew point is near 59 degrees. In the south, relative humidity is near 70%, and the dew point is near 60 degrees. Winds are from the southeast at 20 mph with gusts at 29 mph north, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds. Winds are from the southeast at 20 mph with gusts at 32 mph central, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds. Winds are from the southeast at 21 mph with gusts at 36 mph south, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds. The livestock cold stress index is in the no stress category north, no stress category central, and no stress category south. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 72 degrees at Spirit of St. Louis. The lowest temperature is 60 degrees at Joplin.


Current NOWCAST not available:
Nowcasts are not issued routinely during fair weather. Only when
precipitation or other significant weather is occuring in this county will these
forecasts be issued. Currently, there is no short term forecast in effect.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For County,MO

510 AM CST Mon Nov 18 2024

 DAY ONE  Today and Tonight
 
 Widespread showers with embedded thunderstorms linger through the
day. There is a period during the afternoon (~1-6PM) where strong to
severe thunderstorms are possible. The most likely hazard is damaging
winds; however, hail and/or an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.

Non-storm wind gusts of 35-45 mph are anticipated.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  Tuesday through Sunday
 
Strong wind gusts (~45 mph) return Wednesday. Cooler temperatures 
are expected with below freezing lows returning for the end of the 
week.

Please go to weather.gov/eax/hwo for more 
information on potential weather hazards.

NWS Severe Weather Map , Convective Outlook


7-Day Forecast For County, MO
155 PM CST Mon Nov 18 2024

THIS AFTERNOON
Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Breezy. Near steady temperature in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.

TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming west after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.

TUESDAY
Sunny, cooler with highs in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Cooler with lows in the lower 30s. West winds around 10 mph.

WEDNESDAY
Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 40s. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Clear. Lows in the upper 20s.

THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 40s. Lows in the mid 20s.

FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. Lows in the mid 20s.

SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s.

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Medium & Long Range Outlook For Missouri
                             MISSOURI                                                                     
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                 6 TO 10 DAY  8 TO 14 DAY   30 DAY    90 DAY 
                   NOV 24-28 NOV 26-DEC 2    JUN       JUN-AUG                      
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   Temperature:      Above       Normal                                            
 Precipitation:      Above        Above                                            

....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy
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Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today

NOVEMBER 18TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1873...
A severe storm raged from Georgia to Nova Scotia causing great losses to
fishing fleets along the coast. In Maine, the barometric pressure reached
28.49 inches at Portland. (David Ludlum)
...1955...
An early season cold snap finally came to an end. Helena MT experienced 138
consecutive hours of subzero temperatures, including a reading of 29 below
zero, which surpassed by seven degrees their previous record for the month
of November. Missoula MT broke their November record by 12 degrees with a
reading of 23 below zero, and Salt Lake City UT smashed their previous
November record of zero with a reading of 14 below. Heavy snow in the Great
Basin closed Donner Pass CA, and total crop damage from the cold wave
amounted to eleven million dollars. (David Ludlum)
...1957...
A tornado, 100 yards in width, travelled a nearly "straight as an arrow"
27-mile path from near Rosa AL to near Albertville AL, killing three
persons. A home in the Susan Moore community in Blount County was picked up
and dropped 500 feet away killing one person. (The Weather Channel)
...1986...
The first of two successive snowstorms struck the northeastern U.S. The
storm produced up to 20 inches of snow in southern New Hampshire. Two days
later a second storm produced up to 30 inches of snow in northern Maine.
(Storm Data)

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