Excessive Heat Watch 12:00 AM Heat Advisory — 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, Crawford, MO, Washington, MO, St. Francois, MO, Iron, MO, Madison, MO, Reynolds, MO, Warren, MO, St. Charles, MO, Franklin, MO, St. Louis, MO, St. Louis City, MO, Jefferson, MO, Ste. Genevieve, MO 10:00 PM Excessive Heat Warning — Boone, MO, Moniteau, MO, Cole, MO, Osage, MO, Callaway, MO, Montgomery, MO, Gasconade, MO, Warren, MO, St. Charles, MO, Franklin, MO, St. Louis, MO, St. Louis City, MO, Jefferson, MO, Ste. Genevieve, MO, Knox, MO, Lewis, MO, Shelby, MO, Marion, MO, Monroe, MO, Ralls, MO, Pike, MO, Audrain, MO, Lincoln, MO, Crawford, MO, Washington, MO, St. Francois, MO, Iron, MO, Madison, MO, Reynolds, MO 8:00 PM

Cole County, Missouri, United States

Last updated: 6:53 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
31°C
Feels like 37°
Partly Cloudy
▲ 33°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
9 mph SSW
Humidity
72%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.26 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
3.8
Cloud Cover
52%
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Cole County is currently partly cloudy at 30°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 3107 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 5:49AM · Sunset: 8:37PM.

51 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
31°
13%
7 PM
31°
24%
8 PM
30°
24%
9 PM
29°
16%
10 PM
28°
16%
11 PM
27°
16%
12 AM
27°
4%
1 AM
26°
7%
2 AM
26°
8%
3 AM
26°
8%
4 AM
26°
8%
5 AM
23°
8%
6 AM
24°
8%
7 AM
26°
8%
8 AM
27°
8%
9 AM
29°
15%
10 AM
31°
15%
11 AM
31°
11%
12 PM
32°
14%
1 PM
33°
14%
2 PM
33°
20%
3 PM
33°
20%
4 PM
33°
18%
5 PM
33°
18%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
33° 23°
Partly Cloudy.
Fri
34° 23°
Mostly Clear.
Sat
34° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 21% chance of rain.
Sun
31° 21°
Mostly Cloudy with a 64% chance of rain.
Mon
32° 21°
Partly Cloudy with a 23% chance of rain.
Tue
32° 20°
Thunderstorm, 51% chance.
Wed
33° 21°
Clear with a 42% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 31° Partly Cloudy 13% 9 mph SSW 72%
7 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 24% 7 mph SSW 75%
8 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 24% 5 mph S 77%
9 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 16% 6 mph SE 78%
10 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 16% 6 mph SSE 81%
11 PM 27° Mostly Clear 16% 6 mph SSE 84%
12 AM 27° Mostly Clear 4% 6 mph S 87%
1 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 7% 6 mph S 87%
2 AM 26° Mostly Clear 8% 6 mph S 86%
3 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 8% 6 mph S 86%
4 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 8% 6 mph S 87%
5 AM 23° Mostly Clear 8% 5 mph S 87%
6 AM 24° Clear 8% 5 mph S 88%
7 AM 26° Clear 8% 7 mph SSW 82%
8 AM 27° Clear 8% 7 mph SSW 76%
9 AM 29° Mostly Clear 15% 7 mph SSW 71%
10 AM 31° Mostly Clear 15% 7 mph SSW 66%
11 AM 31° Mostly Clear 11% 7 mph SSW 61%
12 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 14% 7 mph SW 57%
1 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 14% 7 mph SSW 56%
2 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 20% 7 mph SSW 56%
3 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 20% 7 mph SSW 56%
4 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 18% 7 mph SSW 59%
5 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 18% 6 mph SSW 62%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/2
Partly Cloudy
16%
23°
33°
Fri
7/3
Mostly Clear
19%
23°
34°
Sat
7/4
Mostly Clear
21%
23°
34°
Sun
7/5
Mostly Cloudy
64%
21°
31°
Mon
7/6
Partly Cloudy
23%
21°
32°
Tue
7/7
Thunderstorm
51%
20°
32°
Wed
7/8
Clear
42%
21°
33°
Thu
7/9
Mostly Cloudy
28%
22°
33°
Fri
7/10
Thunderstorm
69%
21°
31°
Sat
7/11
Rain
68%
21°
33°
Sun
7/12
Rain
68%
20°
32°
Mon
7/13
Drizzle
60%
19°
32°
Tue
7/14
Drizzle
60%
19°
32°
Wed
7/15
Drizzle
60%
19°
32°
Thu
7/16
Clear
25%
21°
33°
51
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
51 AQI 9.4 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
29 AQI 32 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Fri 51 Moderate 29 51
Sat 56 Moderate 32 56
Sun 57 Moderate 31 57
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 Thu Jul 2, 22:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE2961 J/kg
MLCAPE2848 J/kg
MUCAPE3674 J/kg
SBCIN-95 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-7.2
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear16 kt
0–1 km Shear12 kt
Eff. Shear20 kt
0–1 km SRH7
0–3 km SRH-26
Eff. SRH-26
Storm Motion183° @ 27 kt
0–1 km EHI0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index32.6
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.86 in
0–3 km LR6.5 °C/km
700–500 LR6.5 °C/km
Total Totals51.0
LCL894 hPa
LFC784 hPa
EL147 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,299 ft