Excessive Heat Warning — Platte, MO, Clay, MO, Jackson, MO, Cass, MO, Bates, MO, Buchanan, MO, Clinton, MO, Caldwell, MO, Ray, MO, Carroll, MO, Lafayette, MO, Saline, MO, Howard, MO, Johnson, MO, Pettis, MO, Cooper, MO, Henry, MO 8:00 PM

Independence, Missouri

Last updated: 5:42 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
24°C
Feels like 27°
Mostly Clear
▲ 36°  /  ▼ 21°
Wind
4 mph E
Humidity
75%
Dew Point
20°
Pressure
28.98 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
20%
Sunrise
6:51 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Independence is currently mostly clear at 25°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2262 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:51AM · Sunset: 7:40PM.

Alerts

Excessive Heat Warning
Platte, MO, Clay, MO, Jackson, MO, Cass, MO, Bates, MO, Buchanan, MO, Clinton, MO, Caldwell, MO, Ray, MO, Carroll, MO, Lafayette, MO, Saline, MO, Howard, MO, Johnson, MO, Pettis, MO, Cooper, MO, Henry, MO
Expires 8:00 PM
67 AQI · Moderate Dominant: O3 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
24°
7%
6 AM
21°
23%
7 AM
22°
23%
8 AM
24°
23%
9 AM
27°
23%
10 AM
29°
25%
11 AM
31°
25%
12 PM
33°
26%
1 PM
35°
29%
2 PM
36°
30%
3 PM
36°
30%
4 PM
34°
39%
5 PM
34°
39%
6 PM
33°
40%
7 PM
32°
41%
8 PM
29°
41%
9 PM
27°
42%
10 PM
26°
27%
11 PM
26°
27%
12 AM
24°
16%
1 AM
24°
8%
2 AM
23°
9%
3 AM
23°
9%
4 AM
23°
9%
7-Day Forecast
Today
36° 21°
Partly Cloudy with a 41% chance of rain.
Mon
36° 21°
Partly Cloudy.
Tue
42° 21°
Mostly Clear.
Wed
35° 21°
Mostly Cloudy with a 90% chance of rain.
Thu
33° 18°
Drizzle, 83% chance.
Fri
36° 17°
Drizzle, 52% chance.
Sat
37° 21°
Rain, 83% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 24° Mostly Clear 7% 4 mph E 75%
6 AM 21° Partly Cloudy 23% 5 mph E 72%
7 AM 22° Partly Cloudy 23% 6 mph E 70%
8 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 23% 7 mph E 65%
9 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 23% 7 mph ESE 60%
10 AM 29° Mostly Cloudy 25% 7 mph ESE 55%
11 AM 31° Partly Cloudy 25% 7 mph ESE 50%
12 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 26% 7 mph ESE 45%
1 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 29% 8 mph E 42%
2 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 30% 8 mph E 41%
3 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 30% 9 mph E 40%
4 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 39% 9 mph E 43%
5 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 39% 9 mph E 48%
6 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 40% 10 mph ESE 53%
7 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 41% 9 mph ESE 60%
8 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 41% 7 mph ESE 66%
9 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 42% 8 mph ESE 72%
10 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 27% 8 mph ESE 73%
11 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 27% 9 mph ESE 72%
12 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 16% 10 mph ESE 70%
1 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 8% 10 mph ESE 70%
2 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 9% 10 mph ESE 70%
3 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 9% 10 mph ESE 69%
4 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 9% 10 mph ESE 69%
15-Day Forecast
Today
9/6
Partly Cloudy
41%
21°
36°
Mon
9/7
Partly Cloudy
13%
21°
36°
Tue
9/8
Mostly Clear
13%
21°
42°
Wed
9/9
Mostly Cloudy
90%
21°
35°
Thu
9/10
Drizzle
83%
18°
33°
Fri
9/11
Drizzle
52%
17°
36°
Sat
9/12
Rain
83%
21°
37°
Sun
9/13
Rain
83%
16°
28°
Mon
9/14
Drizzle
54%
13°
29°
Tue
9/15
Drizzle
53%
8°
29°
Wed
9/16
Drizzle
60%
17°
30°
Thu
9/17
Clear
60%
18°
31°
Fri
9/18
Drizzle
60%
18°
31°
Sat
9/19
Drizzle
60%
19°
31°
Sun
9/20
Drizzle
60%
19°
32°
67
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: O3
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
39 AQI 7.1 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
Dominant
67 AQI 61 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 67 Moderate 67 39
Mon 46 Good 46 43
Tue 47 Good 41 47
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, 09:00'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
SBCAPE431 J/kg
MLCAPE569 J/kg
MUCAPE908 J/kg
SBCIN-486 J/kg
MLCIN-281 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.4
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear11 kt
0–1 km Shear6 kt
Eff. Shear22 kt
0–1 km SRH6
0–3 km SRH79
Eff. SRH121
Storm Motion55° @ 17 kt
0–1 km EHI0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell1.3
K-Index33.9
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.55 in
0–3 km LR4.8 °C/km
700–500 LR6.5 °C/km
Total Totals49.9
LCL924 hPa
LFC643 hPa
EL246 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,360 ft