Heat Advisory — Bourbon, KS, Crawford, KS, Cherokee, KS, Vernon, MO, St. Clair, MO, Hickory, MO, Barton, MO, Cedar, MO, Polk, MO, Dallas, MO, Laclede, MO, Texas, 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 8:00 PM

Polk County, Missouri, United States

Last updated: 3:51 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
28°C
Feels like 30°
Mostly Cloudy
▲ 30°  /  ▼ 19°
Wind
6 mph N
Humidity
59%
Dew Point
20°
Pressure
28.93 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
4.9
Cloud Cover
76%
Sunrise
6:54 AM
Sunset
7:24 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Polk County is currently mostly cloudy at 28°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1460 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:54AM · Sunset: 7:24PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Bourbon, KS, Crawford, KS, Cherokee, KS, Vernon, MO, St. Clair, MO, Hickory, MO, Barton, MO, Cedar, MO, Polk, MO, Dallas, MO, Laclede, MO, Texas, 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 8:00 PM
33 AQI · Good Dominant: O3 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
28°
4%
4 PM
29°
3%
5 PM
30°
3%
6 PM
29°
3%
7 PM
27°
5%
8 PM
26°
8%
9 PM
23°
8%
10 PM
23°
8%
11 PM
22°
8%
12 AM
22°
8%
1 AM
21°
18%
2 AM
21°
18%
3 AM
21°
18%
4 AM
21°
34%
5 AM
19°
34%
6 AM
19°
35%
7 AM
21°
35%
8 AM
22°
36%
9 AM
21°
31%
10 AM
26°
21%
11 AM
27°
21%
12 PM
28°
15%
1 PM
31°
15%
2 PM
32°
15%
7-Day Forecast
Today
30° 19°
Partly Cloudy.
Mon
36° 19°
Mostly Clear with a 35% chance of rain.
Tue
38° 22°
Mostly Clear with a 29% chance of rain.
Wed
37° 20°
Clear.
Thu
37° 20°
Clear.
Fri
37° 19°
Clear with a 35% chance of rain.
Sat
38° 20°
Clear with a 35% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 28° Mostly Cloudy 4% 6 mph N 59%
4 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 3% 6 mph NE 55%
5 PM 30° Mostly Clear 3% 6 mph NE 59%
6 PM 29° Mostly Clear 3% 7 mph NE 63%
7 PM 27° Clear 5% 7 mph ENE 67%
8 PM 26° Clear 8% 7 mph ENE 70%
9 PM 23° Clear 8% 7 mph ENE 74%
10 PM 23° Clear 8% 6 mph E 75%
11 PM 22° Clear 8% 7 mph E 76%
12 AM 22° Clear 8% 7 mph E 76%
1 AM 21° Mostly Clear 18% 7 mph E 76%
2 AM 21° Mostly Clear 18% 7 mph ESE 76%
3 AM 21° Partly Cloudy 18% 8 mph ESE 76%
4 AM 21° Partly Cloudy 34% 8 mph ESE 76%
5 AM 19° Partly Cloudy 34% 8 mph ESE 76%
6 AM 19° Partly Cloudy 35% 8 mph SE 76%
7 AM 21° Partly Cloudy 35% 9 mph SE 74%
8 AM 22° Mostly Clear 36% 10 mph SE 72%
9 AM 21° Mostly Clear 31% 10 mph SE 69%
10 AM 26° Mostly Clear 21% 11 mph SE 66%
11 AM 27° Mostly Clear 21% 11 mph SE 62%
12 PM 28° Mostly Clear 15% 11 mph SSE 58%
1 PM 31° Mostly Clear 15% 11 mph SSE 55%
2 PM 32° Clear 15% 12 mph SSE 53%
15-Day Forecast
Today
9/13
Partly Cloudy
8%
19°
30°
Mon
9/14
Mostly Clear
35%
19°
36°
Tue
9/15
Mostly Clear
29%
22°
38°
Wed
9/16
Clear
17%
20°
37°
Thu
9/17
Clear
19%
20°
37°
Fri
9/18
Clear
35%
19°
37°
Sat
9/19
Clear
35%
20°
38°
Sun
9/20
Clear
60%
17°
31°
Mon
9/21
Drizzle
60%
13°
29°
Tue
9/22
Drizzle
60%
7°
29°
Wed
9/23
Drizzle
60%
8°
29°
Thu
9/24
Drizzle
60%
16°
31°
Fri
9/25
Drizzle
60%
16°
31°
Sat
9/26
Drizzle
60%
16°
31°
Sun
9/27
Drizzle
60%
16°
31°
33
Good
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: O3
50 100 150 200

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

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
31 AQI 5.6 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
Dominant
33 AQI 37 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Mon 33 Good 33 31
Tue 43 Good 42 43
Wed 38 Good 38 38
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 Sun Sep 13, 19:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE721 J/kg
MLCAPE251 J/kg
MUCAPE721 J/kg
SBCIN-111 J/kg
MLCIN-73 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.4
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear14 kt
0–1 km Shear4 kt
Eff. Shear14 kt
0–1 km SRH16
0–3 km SRH44
Eff. SRH44
Storm Motion338° @ 19 kt
0–1 km EHI0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index34.8
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.79 in
0–3 km LR6.9 °C/km
700–500 LR5.4 °C/km
Total Totals45.1
LCL860 hPa
LFC757 hPa
EL225 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,272 ft