Extreme Heat Warning — 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 8:00 PM

McDonald County, Missouri, United States

Last updated: 7:44 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
26°C
Feels like 28°
Mostly Clear
▲ 39°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
2 mph SSE
Humidity
67%
Dew Point
19°
Pressure
28.81 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
2.7
Cloud Cover
16%
Sunrise
6:52 AM
Sunset
7:38 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 1267 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:52AM · Sunset: 7:38PM.

Alerts

Extreme Heat Warning
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 8:00 PM
54 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
26°
19%
8 AM
27°
28%
9 AM
31°
15%
10 AM
33°
15%
11 AM
36°
15%
12 PM
37°
15%
1 PM
38°
28%
2 PM
38°
31%
3 PM
37°
34%
4 PM
36°
42%
5 PM
36°
42%
6 PM
34°
44%
7 PM
33°
37%
8 PM
32°
25%
9 PM
28°
26%
10 PM
27°
18%
11 PM
27°
18%
12 AM
26°
6%
1 AM
26°
5%
2 AM
25°
5%
3 AM
25°
5%
4 AM
24°
5%
5 AM
24°
5%
6 AM
23°
5%
7-Day Forecast
Today
39° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 42% chance of rain.
Mon
39° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 23% chance of rain.
Tue
41° 22°
Mostly Clear.
Wed
41° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 40% chance of rain.
Thu
36° 21°
Rain, 74% chance.
Fri
37° 19°
Rain, 65% chance.
Sat
38° 22°
Drizzle, 53% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Mostly Clear 19% 2 mph SSE 67%
8 AM 27° Mostly Clear 28% 2 mph S 56%
9 AM 31° Clear 15% 2 mph SW 49%
10 AM 33° Clear 15% 1 mph WSW 44%
11 AM 36° Mostly Clear 15% 2 mph NE 38%
12 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 15% 2 mph ENE 33%
1 PM 38° Partly Cloudy 28% 3 mph ENE 34%
2 PM 38° Partly Cloudy 31% 3 mph E 35%
3 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 34% 5 mph ESE 37%
4 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 42% 6 mph SE 41%
5 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 42% 4 mph ESE 45%
6 PM 34° Rain 44% 6 mph E 49%
7 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 37% 5 mph ESE 53%
8 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 25% 4 mph ESE 56%
9 PM 28° Mostly Clear 26% 5 mph ESE 60%
10 PM 27° Clear 18% 5 mph ESE 64%
11 PM 27° Clear 18% 5 mph ESE 67%
12 AM 26° Clear 6% 6 mph ESE 71%
1 AM 26° Clear 5% 6 mph ESE 72%
2 AM 25° Clear 5% 6 mph ESE 72%
3 AM 25° Clear 5% 6 mph ESE 73%
4 AM 24° Clear 5% 6 mph ESE 74%
5 AM 24° Mostly Clear 5% 7 mph ESE 75%
6 AM 23° Mostly Clear 5% 7 mph ESE 76%
15-Day Forecast
Today
9/6
Partly Cloudy
42%
23°
39°
Mon
9/7
Mostly Clear
23%
23°
39°
Tue
9/8
Mostly Clear
3%
22°
41°
Wed
9/9
Mostly Clear
40%
23°
41°
Thu
9/10
Rain
74%
21°
36°
Fri
9/11
Rain
65%
19°
37°
Sat
9/12
Drizzle
53%
22°
38°
Sun
9/13
Rain
81%
17°
35°
Mon
9/14
Rain
64%
16°
29°
Tue
9/15
Drizzle
52%
12°
30°
Wed
9/16
Drizzle
60%
10°
33°
Thu
9/17
Clear
60%
18°
33°
Fri
9/18
Drizzle
60%
18°
34°
Sat
9/19
Drizzle
60%
18°
33°
Sun
9/20
Drizzle
60%
18°
34°
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 10.6 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
40 AQI 44 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Mon 54 Moderate 40 54
Tue 56 Moderate 45 56
Wed 58 Moderate 51 58
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 6, 11:00'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
SBCAPE87 J/kg
MLCAPE230 J/kg
MUCAPE333 J/kg
SBCIN-458 J/kg
MLCIN-219 J/kg
Lifted Index-0.8
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear5 kt
0–1 km Shear7 kt
Eff. Shear6 kt
0–1 km SRH41
0–3 km SRH18
Eff. SRH6
Storm Motion58° @ 19 kt
0–1 km EHI0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index37.4
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.56 in
0–3 km LR5.7 °C/km
700–500 LR5.5 °C/km
Total Totals47.6
LCL892 hPa
LFC647 hPa
EL384 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,564 ft