Heat Advisory — Bourbon, KS, Crawford, KS, Cherokee, KS, Benton, MO, Morgan, MO, Miller, MO, Maries, MO, Vernon, MO, St. Clair, MO, Hickory, MO, Camden, MO, Pulaski, MO, Phelps, MO, Barton, MO, Cedar, MO, Polk, MO, Dallas, MO, Laclede, MO, Texas, MO, Dent, MO, Jasper, MO, Dade, MO, Greene, MO, Webster, MO, Wright, MO, Newton, MO, Lawrence, MO, Christian, MO, Douglas, MO, Howell, MO, Shannon, MO, McDonald, MO, Barry, MO, Stone, MO, Taney, MO, Ozark, MO, Oregon, MO 7:00 PM

Polk County, Missouri, United States

Last updated: 6:50 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
25°C
Feels like 28°
Clear
▲ 35°  /  ▼ 18°
Wind
6 mph SW
Humidity
86%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
28.76 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
2.5
Cloud Cover
6%
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Polk County is currently clear at 25°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2589 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:08AM · Sunset: 8:31PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Bourbon, KS, Crawford, KS, Cherokee, KS, Benton, MO, Morgan, MO, Miller, MO, Maries, MO, Vernon, MO, St. Clair, MO, Hickory, MO, Camden, MO, Pulaski, MO, Phelps, MO, Barton, MO, Cedar, MO, Polk, MO, Dallas, MO, Laclede, MO, Texas, MO, Dent, MO, Jasper, MO, Dade, MO, Greene, MO, Webster, MO, Wright, MO, Newton, MO, Lawrence, MO, Christian, MO, Douglas, MO, Howell, MO, Shannon, MO, McDonald, MO, Barry, MO, Stone, MO, Taney, MO, Ozark, MO, Oregon, MO
Expires 7:00 PM
54 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
25°
11%
7 AM
25°
27%
8 AM
27°
27%
9 AM
30°
20%
10 AM
31°
20%
11 AM
33°
14%
12 PM
34°
7%
1 PM
34°
3%
2 PM
35°
3%
3 PM
34°
3%
4 PM
34°
3%
5 PM
33°
3%
6 PM
32°
3%
7 PM
30°
3%
8 PM
28°
3%
9 PM
26°
3%
10 PM
24°
3%
11 PM
24°
3%
12 AM
23°
3%
1 AM
22°
3%
2 AM
22°
3%
3 AM
21°
3%
4 AM
21°
3%
5 AM
20°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
35° 18°
Mostly Clear with a 20% chance of rain.
Wed
29° 18°
Clear.
Thu
27° 17°
Overcast with a 25% chance of rain.
Fri
27° 18°
Mostly Cloudy with a 65% chance of rain.
Sat
35° 21°
Partly Cloudy with a 64% chance of rain.
Sun
38° 24°
Clear.
Mon
38° 24°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 25° Clear 11% 6 mph SW 86%
7 AM 25° Mostly Clear 27% 8 mph WSW 77%
8 AM 27° Mostly Clear 27% 9 mph W 72%
9 AM 30° Mostly Clear 20% 9 mph W 67%
10 AM 31° Mostly Clear 20% 8 mph WNW 64%
11 AM 33° Mostly Clear 14% 8 mph NW 61%
12 PM 34° Mostly Clear 7% 9 mph NNW 58%
1 PM 34° Mostly Clear 3% 10 mph N 51%
2 PM 35° Mostly Clear 3% 12 mph N 44%
3 PM 34° Clear 3% 12 mph N 38%
4 PM 34° Clear 3% 11 mph N 42%
5 PM 33° Clear 3% 10 mph N 48%
6 PM 32° Clear 3% 8 mph N 55%
7 PM 30° Clear 3% 8 mph N 60%
8 PM 28° Clear 3% 8 mph NNE 63%
9 PM 26° Clear 3% 8 mph NNE 66%
10 PM 24° Clear 3% 8 mph NNE 70%
11 PM 24° Clear 3% 8 mph NNE 74%
12 AM 23° Clear 3% 8 mph NNE 78%
1 AM 22° Clear 3% 8 mph NNE 80%
2 AM 22° Clear 3% 8 mph NNE 81%
3 AM 21° Clear 3% 8 mph NE 82%
4 AM 21° Clear 3% 8 mph NE 82%
5 AM 20° Clear 3% 8 mph NE 82%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/21
Mostly Clear
20%
18°
35°
Wed
7/22
Clear
3%
18°
29°
Thu
7/23
Overcast
25%
17°
27°
Fri
7/24
Mostly Cloudy
65%
18°
27°
Sat
7/25
Partly Cloudy
64%
21°
35°
Sun
7/26
Clear
9%
24°
38°
Mon
7/27
Clear
12%
24°
38°
Tue
7/28
Partly Cloudy
15%
23°
37°
Wed
7/29
Clear
35%
23°
38°
Thu
7/30
Partly Cloudy
15%
24°
36°
Fri
7/31
Mostly Cloudy
25%
23°
37°
Sat
8/1
Drizzle
60%
22°
37°
Sun
8/2
Clear
60%
22°
37°
Mon
8/3
Drizzle
60%
22°
38°
Tue
8/4
Drizzle
60%
22°
37°
54
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
54 AQI 11.0 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
43 AQI 46 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Wed 54 Moderate 43 54
Thu 54 Moderate 40 54
Fri 33 Good 30 33
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 Tue Jul 21, 10:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE798 J/kg
MLCAPE629 J/kg
MUCAPE860 J/kg
SBCIN-355 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.9
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear21 kt
0–1 km Shear13 kt
Eff. Shear23 kt
0–1 km SRH25
0–3 km SRH40
Eff. SRH12
Storm Motion280° @ 25 kt
0–1 km EHI0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.1
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.1
K-Index26.6
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.61 in
0–3 km LR4.2 °C/km
700–500 LR6.6 °C/km
Total Totals46.2
LCL939 hPa
LFC639 hPa
EL193 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,676 ft