County, Missouri Weather and Climate Synopsis

Regional Hourly Observations Nowcast: 0-6 Hour Forecast Forecast: 7 Day Forecast Medium & Long Range Outlook Almanac Historical Facts

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Current Surface Map, [2nd Source TWC]
Map of 24 Hr Rainfall (7AM - 7AM EST), 7 Day Rainfall Animation

...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
ST. JOSEPH     SUNNY     23  11  60 SW8       30.30S WCI  14          
HARRISONVILLE  SUNNY     28  12  50 SW7       30.35S WCI  21          
WHITEMAN AFB   SUNNY     24   7  47 SW12      30.30S WCI  13          
CLINTON        SUNNY     27  12  54 SW8       30.34S WCI  18          
SEDALIA        SUNNY     23   8  52 W8        30.32F WCI  14          
MARSHALL       SUNNY     23  10  58 SW7       30.34S WCI  15          
CHILLICOTHE      N/A     22   7  52 SW6       30.31R WCI  14          
MOBERLY          N/A     23   9  54 SW14      30.30S WCI  11          
KIRKSVILLE     CLEAR     20   6  55 SW12      30.26S WCI   8          

Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel

.TONIGHT...Sunny, then becoming partly cloudy this evening, then
becoming mostly cloudy. Cold with lows around 10 above. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph, becoming northwest
with gusts up to 20 mph after midnight. Wind chill values as low
as 5 below. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny, cold with highs around 19. North winds 5 to
10 mph. Wind chill values as low as 5 below in the morning. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Cold with lows around 5 above. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Wind chill values as low as 4 below in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Not as cold with lows around 19. Temperature rising
into the mid 20s after midnight. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 40s.
Lows in the upper 20s. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower
20s. Highs in the mid 20s. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Much colder with lows zero to
5 above zero. Wind chill values as low as 5 below after midnight.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy. Cold.
Highs 10 to 15. Lows around zero. Wind chill values as low as
15 below. 

12-48 Hr Surface Forecast Maps, TWC 4-Panel Surface Forecast, Fire Danger, Day 1 Precip, Day 2

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                                           NOV05   NOV05-JAN06 DEC05-FEB06 FEB06-APR06
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   Temperature:      Below        Below      Above      Above      Above     Normal
 Precipitation:      Below        Below     Normal     Normal      Above     Normal

....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy

JANUARY 13TH
HISTORICAL WEATHER FACTS
...1886...
A great blizzard struck the state of Kansas without warning. The storm
claimed 50 to 100 lives, and eighty percent of the cattle in the state.
(David Ludlum)
...1888...
The mercury plunged to 65 degrees below zero at Fort Keough, located near
Miles City MT. The reading stood as a record for the continental U.S. for
sixty-six years. (David Ludlum)
...1912...
The temperature at Oakland MD plunged to 40 degrees below zero to establish
a state record. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)
...1987...
Dry and mild weather prevailed across the country. Nineteen cities in the
Upper Midwest reported record high temperatures for the date, including
Grand Island NE with a reading of 67 degrees. (National Weather Summary)
...1988...
A fast moving cold front ushered arctic cold into the north central and
northeastern U.S. Mason City IA reported a wind chill reading of 51 degrees
below zero, and Greenville ME reported a wind chill of 63 degrees below
zero. Winds along the cold front gusted to 63 mph at Rochester NY, and a
thunderstorm along the cold front produced wind gusts to 62 mph at Buffalo
NY, along with snow and sleet. (National Weather Summary)
...1989...
Friday the 13th was bad luck primarily for the south central U.S. as an
upper level weather disturbance spread a mixture of snow and sleet and
freezing rain across Texas and Oklahoma. Snowfall totals in central
Oklahoma ranged up to 8.5 inches at Norman. (National Weather Summary)
(Storm Data)
...1990...
A winter storm in the southwestern U.S. produced more than a twelve inches
of snow in the mountains of California and Nevada. In northern California,
Huntington Lake was buried under 40 inches of snow, and up to 20 inches was
reported in northeastern Nevada. Heavy rain soaked some of the lower
elevations of California. Gibraltar Dam CA was drenched with 5.33 inches of
rain in two days. (National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)