Excessive Heat Warning — Knox, MO, Lewis, MO, Shelby, MO, Marion, MO, Monroe, MO, Ralls, MO, Pike, MO, Boone, MO, Audrain, MO, Moniteau, MO, Cole, MO, Osage, MO, Callaway, MO, Montgomery, MO, Lincoln, MO, Gasconade, MO, Warren, MO, Franklin, MO, Crawford, MO, Washington, MO, St. Francois, MO, Ste. Genevieve, MO, Iron, MO, Madison, MO, Reynolds, MO, St. Charles, MO, St. Louis, MO, St. Louis City, MO, Jefferson, MO 9:00 PM Heat Advisory — Bond, IL, Clinton, IL, Marion, IL, Boone, MO, Moniteau, MO, Cole, MO, Osage, MO, Callaway, MO, Montgomery, MO, Lincoln, MO, Gasconade, MO, Warren, MO, Franklin, MO 7:00 PM Excessive Heat Watch 7:00 PM

Cole County, Missouri, United States

Last updated: 4:22 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
38°C
Feels like 42°
Clear
▲ 38°  /  ▼ 25°
Wind
11 mph SW
Humidity
40%
Dew Point
21°
Pressure
29.06 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
7.8
Cloud Cover
8%
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Cole County is currently clear at 38°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2408 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:06AM · Sunset: 8:24PM.

Alerts

Excessive Heat Warning
Knox, MO, Lewis, MO, Shelby, MO, Marion, MO, Monroe, MO, Ralls, MO, Pike, MO, Boone, MO, Audrain, MO, Moniteau, MO, Cole, MO, Osage, MO, Callaway, MO, Montgomery, MO, Lincoln, MO, Gasconade, MO, Warren, MO, Franklin, MO, Crawford, MO, Washington, MO, St. Francois, MO, Ste. Genevieve, MO, Iron, MO, Madison, MO, Reynolds, MO, St. Charles, MO, St. Louis, MO, St. Louis City, MO, Jefferson, MO
Expires 9:00 PM
Heat Advisory
Bond, IL, Clinton, IL, Marion, IL, Boone, MO, Moniteau, MO, Cole, MO, Osage, MO, Callaway, MO, Montgomery, MO, Lincoln, MO, Gasconade, MO, Warren, MO, Franklin, MO
Expires 7:00 PM
Excessive Heat Watch
Expires 7:00 PM
48 AQI · Good Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
38°
4%
5 PM
38°
23%
6 PM
38°
23%
7 PM
36°
23%
8 PM
34°
23%
9 PM
32°
26%
10 PM
31°
34%
11 PM
30°
34%
12 AM
29°
35%
1 AM
29°
16%
2 AM
28°
16%
3 AM
27°
17%
4 AM
27°
8%
5 AM
25°
8%
6 AM
25°
5%
7 AM
26°
5%
8 AM
27°
5%
9 AM
29°
9%
10 AM
30°
9%
11 AM
32°
9%
12 PM
32°
9%
1 PM
34°
9%
2 PM
34°
9%
3 PM
34°
9%
7-Day Forecast
Today
38° 25°
Mostly Clear with a 34% chance of rain.
Tue
37° 24°
Overcast with a 25% chance of rain.
Wed
33° 21°
Clear.
Thu
33° 20°
Mostly Clear with a 74% chance of rain.
Fri
33° 21°
Rain, 82% chance.
Sat
32° 21°
Rain, 64% chance.
Sun
33° 20°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 38° Clear 4% 11 mph SW 40%
5 PM 38° Partly Cloudy 23% 10 mph WSW 41%
6 PM 38° Partly Cloudy 23% 8 mph WSW 46%
7 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 23% 6 mph WSW 51%
8 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 23% 5 mph SW 54%
9 PM 32° Mostly Clear 26% 5 mph SW 57%
10 PM 31° Clear 34% 5 mph SW 59%
11 PM 30° Clear 34% 5 mph SW 62%
12 AM 29° Mostly Clear 35% 5 mph SW 64%
1 AM 29° Partly Cloudy 16% 5 mph WSW 66%
2 AM 28° Partly Cloudy 16% 5 mph WSW 69%
3 AM 27° Mostly Clear 17% 5 mph WSW 71%
4 AM 27° Partly Cloudy 8% 4 mph W 73%
5 AM 25° Mostly Cloudy 8% 4 mph W 74%
6 AM 25° Mostly Cloudy 5% 3 mph W 75%
7 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 5% 3 mph WNW 74%
8 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 5% 4 mph WNW 69%
9 AM 29° Overcast 9% 5 mph NW 63%
10 AM 30° Overcast 9% 5 mph NW 58%
11 AM 32° Overcast 9% 5 mph NNW 56%
12 PM 32° Overcast 9% 5 mph N 55%
1 PM 34° Overcast 9% 6 mph N 55%
2 PM 34° Overcast 9% 6 mph N 58%
3 PM 34° Overcast 9% 6 mph NNE 62%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/27
Mostly Clear
34%
25°
38°
Tue
7/28
Overcast
25%
24°
37°
Wed
7/29
Clear
14%
21°
33°
Thu
7/30
Mostly Clear
74%
20°
33°
Fri
7/31
Rain
82%
21°
33°
Sat
8/1
Rain
64%
21°
32°
Sun
8/2
Clear
8%
20°
33°
Mon
8/3
Clear
3%
21°
36°
Tue
8/4
Drizzle
44%
21°
37°
Wed
8/5
Drizzle
44%
23°
36°
Thu
8/6
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Fri
8/7
Drizzle
60%
23°
37°
Sat
8/8
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Sun
8/9
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Mon
8/10
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
48
Good
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
48 AQI 8.6 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
42 AQI 45 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Tue 48 Good 42 48
Wed 42 Good 42 35
Thu 71 Moderate 71 53
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Mon Jul 27, 20:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE2223 J/kg
MLCAPE1607 J/kg
MUCAPE2223 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-4.9
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear17 kt
0–1 km Shear7 kt
Eff. Shear22 kt
0–1 km SRH34
0–3 km SRH-41
Eff. SRH-41
Storm Motion288° @ 25 kt
0–1 km EHI0.5
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index36.1
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.87 in
0–3 km LR7.9 °C/km
700–500 LR6.5 °C/km
Total Totals48.6
LCL774 hPa
LFC984 hPa
EL155 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,398 ft