Extreme Heat Warning — Cherokee, KS, Texas, MO, Dent, MO, Jasper, 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

McDonald County, Missouri, United States

Last updated: 3:20 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
26°C
Feels like 27°
Mostly Clear
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 26°
Wind
4 mph S
Humidity
67%
Dew Point
20°
Pressure
28.69 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
17%
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: McDonald County is currently mostly clear at 25°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1421 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:20AM · Sunset: 8:26PM.

Alerts

Extreme Heat Warning
Cherokee, KS, Texas, MO, Dent, MO, Jasper, 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
59 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
26°
3%
4 AM
26°
3%
5 AM
23°
3%
6 AM
23°
3%
7 AM
24°
3%
8 AM
26°
5%
9 AM
29°
6%
10 AM
31°
6%
11 AM
32°
6%
12 PM
34°
6%
1 PM
36°
6%
2 PM
37°
6%
3 PM
37°
6%
4 PM
37°
19%
5 PM
36°
19%
6 PM
35°
5%
7 PM
34°
5%
8 PM
33°
9%
9 PM
30°
9%
10 PM
28°
9%
11 PM
28°
12%
12 AM
27°
18%
1 AM
28°
35%
2 AM
28°
30%
7-Day Forecast
Today
37° 26°
Partly Cloudy.
Wed
37° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 56% chance of rain.
Thu
33° 22°
Rain, 84% chance.
Fri
35° 20°
Mostly Cloudy with a 60% chance of rain.
Sat
31° 18°
Clear.
Sun
32° 17°
Clear.
Mon
34° 18°
Rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph S 67%
4 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 3% 3 mph SSE 68%
5 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 3% 3 mph S 70%
6 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 3% 3 mph SSW 71%
7 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 3% 4 mph SSW 70%
8 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 5% 5 mph SW 64%
9 AM 29° Partly Cloudy 6% 7 mph WSW 58%
10 AM 31° Partly Cloudy 6% 7 mph WSW 52%
11 AM 32° Partly Cloudy 6% 6 mph W 47%
12 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 6% 5 mph W 43%
1 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 6% 5 mph WNW 40%
2 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 6% 5 mph NW 38%
3 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 6% 5 mph NNW 37%
4 PM 37° Mostly Cloudy 19% 6 mph N 39%
5 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 19% 4 mph NNE 45%
6 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 5% 4 mph NE 50%
7 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 5% 5 mph NE 54%
8 PM 33° Mostly Cloudy 9% 5 mph NE 59%
9 PM 30° Mostly Cloudy 9% 5 mph ENE 63%
10 PM 28° Overcast 9% 6 mph ENE 66%
11 PM 28° Overcast 12% 6 mph E 68%
12 AM 27° Overcast 18% 6 mph E 69%
1 AM 28° Overcast 35% 6 mph E 70%
2 AM 28° Overcast 30% 6 mph E 72%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/28
Partly Cloudy
9%
26°
37°
Wed
7/29
Partly Cloudy
56%
23°
37°
Thu
7/30
Rain
84%
22°
33°
Fri
7/31
Mostly Cloudy
60%
20°
35°
Sat
8/1
Clear
16%
18°
31°
Sun
8/2
Clear
17%
17°
32°
Mon
8/3
Rain
18%
18°
34°
Tue
8/4
Clear
43%
19°
37°
Wed
8/5
Drizzle
44%
21°
37°
Thu
8/6
Drizzle
51%
23°
38°
Fri
8/7
Clear
60%
23°
37°
Sat
8/8
Drizzle
60%
24°
38°
Sun
8/9
Clear
60%
23°
37°
Mon
8/10
Clear
60%
23°
37°
Tue
8/11
Drizzle
60%
24°
38°
59
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
59 AQI 13.6 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
41 AQI 44 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 59 Moderate 41 59
Wed 53 Moderate 40 53
Thu 55 Moderate 43 55
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 LCL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Tue Jul 28, 07:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE0 J/kg
MLCAPE108 J/kg
MUCAPE387 J/kg
SBCIN-3367 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index1.1
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear21 kt
0–1 km Shear13 kt
Eff. Shear25 kt
0–1 km SRH46
0–3 km SRH-8
Eff. SRH-62
Storm Motion266° @ 13 kt
0–1 km EHI0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index33.8
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.77 in
0–3 km LR3.9 °C/km
700–500 LR6.4 °C/km
Total Totals42.8
LCL899 hPa
LFC—
EL—
Freezing Lvl16,283 ft