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

Polk County, Missouri, United States

Last updated: 7:42 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
24°C
Feels like 26°
Mostly Clear
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 21°
Wind
2 mph E
Humidity
67%
Dew Point
19°
Pressure
28.86 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
2.8
Cloud Cover
11%
Sunrise
6:48 AM
Sunset
7:35 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Polk County is currently mostly clear at 24°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1695 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:48AM · Sunset: 7:35PM.

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
44 AQI · Good Dominant: O3 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
24°
15%
8 AM
26°
33%
9 AM
29°
25%
10 AM
32°
25%
11 AM
33°
23%
12 PM
35°
20%
1 PM
37°
28%
2 PM
37°
35%
3 PM
37°
36%
4 PM
36°
46%
5 PM
35°
36%
6 PM
33°
32%
7 PM
31°
25%
8 PM
30°
25%
9 PM
27°
25%
10 PM
26°
26%
11 PM
26°
23%
12 AM
25°
12%
1 AM
24°
5%
2 AM
24°
5%
3 AM
23°
5%
4 AM
23°
5%
5 AM
22°
3%
6 AM
22°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
37° 21°
Partly Cloudy with a 46% chance of rain.
Mon
36° 21°
Partly Cloudy.
Tue
42° 21°
Mostly Clear.
Wed
42° 22°
Mostly Clear with a 60% chance of rain.
Thu
37° 20°
Drizzle, 90% chance.
Fri
38° 18°
Drizzle, 56% chance.
Sat
39° 20°
Rain, 47% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 24° Mostly Clear 15% 2 mph E 67%
8 AM 26° Mostly Clear 33% 4 mph ESE 52%
9 AM 29° Partly Cloudy 25% 5 mph E 44%
10 AM 32° Partly Cloudy 25% 5 mph ENE 40%
11 AM 33° Partly Cloudy 23% 5 mph ENE 38%
12 PM 35° Mostly Clear 20% 6 mph ENE 36%
1 PM 37° Mostly Clear 28% 7 mph ENE 35%
2 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 35% 7 mph ENE 35%
3 PM 37° Mostly Cloudy 36% 8 mph ENE 34%
4 PM 36° Mostly Cloudy 46% 8 mph ENE 40%
5 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 36% 8 mph E 48%
6 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 32% 8 mph ESE 56%
7 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 25% 7 mph E 62%
8 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 25% 7 mph ENE 66%
9 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 25% 8 mph ENE 69%
10 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 26% 8 mph E 71%
11 PM 26° Mostly Clear 23% 8 mph E 73%
12 AM 25° Mostly Clear 12% 8 mph E 74%
1 AM 24° Mostly Clear 5% 8 mph E 74%
2 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 5% 8 mph ESE 74%
3 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 5% 8 mph ESE 74%
4 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 5% 8 mph ESE 74%
5 AM 22° Partly Cloudy 3% 8 mph ESE 75%
6 AM 22° Partly Cloudy 3% 8 mph ESE 75%
15-Day Forecast
Today
9/6
Partly Cloudy
46%
21°
37°
Mon
9/7
Partly Cloudy
5%
21°
36°
Tue
9/8
Mostly Clear
3%
21°
42°
Wed
9/9
Mostly Clear
60%
22°
42°
Thu
9/10
Drizzle
90%
20°
37°
Fri
9/11
Drizzle
56%
18°
38°
Sat
9/12
Rain
47%
20°
39°
Sun
9/13
Rain
63%
17°
34°
Mon
9/14
Rain
58%
16°
30°
Tue
9/15
Drizzle
52%
11°
31°
Wed
9/16
Drizzle
60%
9°
33°
Thu
9/17
Drizzle
60%
17°
34°
Fri
9/18
Drizzle
60%
17°
34°
Sat
9/19
Drizzle
60%
18°
33°
Sun
9/20
Drizzle
60%
18°
34°
44
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
41 AQI 7.4 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
Dominant
44 AQI 47 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Mon 44 Good 44 41
Tue 49 Good 44 49
Wed 51 Moderate 50 51
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
SBCAPE129 J/kg
MLCAPE220 J/kg
MUCAPE392 J/kg
SBCIN-518 J/kg
MLCIN-310 J/kg
Lifted Index-1.5
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear15 kt
0–1 km Shear2 kt
Eff. Shear17 kt
0–1 km SRH-6
0–3 km SRH13
Eff. SRH45
Storm Motion49° @ 20 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index34.6
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.46 in
0–3 km LR5.1 °C/km
700–500 LR6.3 °C/km
Total Totals49.7
LCL908 hPa
LFC637 hPa
EL411 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,426 ft