Bates 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     74  47  38 E13G18    29.98F                  
MOSBY          SUNNY     72  45  37 SE9G16    29.99F                  
HARRISONVILLE  PTSUNNY   73  59  60 E7        30.01F                  
WHITEMAN AFB   PTSUNNY   73  61  65 SE8       29.97F                  
CLINTON        CLOUDY    73  63  68 E8        29.98F                  
SEDALIA        MOSUNNY   71  60  68 SE9       30.01F                  
CHILLICOTHE      N/A     71  48  43 E8        30.01F                  
MOBERLY        SUNNY     72  50  46 E9G16     30.02F                  
KIRKSVILLE     SUNNY     70  48  45 E13       30.03F                  

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

.TONIGHT...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly clear this evening,
then becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms
in the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance
of rain 90 percent. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
around 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then
a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 60s. East winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Warmer with
highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers, breezy with
lows around 60. Chance of rain 90 percent. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. 
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Lows in the lower 50s. 

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

                 6 TO 10 DAY  8 TO 14 DAY   30 DAY    90 DAY     120 DAY    180 DAY
                                           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

Friday May 03, 2024 the 124th Day of Year

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SUN
Declination 16.130000
Distance 0.999718 AU
Rise 07:08 EDT Set 21:04 EDT
Transit Meridian 14:05 EDT
Civil Twilight Begins 06:40 EDT Ends 21:31 EDT

Calculations made for central point in the state.
Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and
elevation -- Priddy

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MAY 3RD...HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1762... 
A tornado struck Port Royal Island, South Carolina.  It left a path 400 yards 
wide, tore up trees by the roots, and carried away houses and bridges.

...1899...
Havre, Montana was buried under 24.8 inches of snow, a record for the month of 
May for the location.

...1920...
Peggs, Oklahoma was completely destroyed by an F4 tornado.  71 people were 
killed which was 30 percent of the town's population.

...1929...
The worst tornado disaster in Virginia's history occurred.  6 tornadoes, 
including 2 west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, killed 22 people.  4 schools were 
destroyed by the storms.  12 children and a teacher were killed at Rye Cove in 
Scott County.

...1954...
A major late season snowstorm struck the arrowhead of Minnesota, leaving 18 
inches of new snow at Virginia.

...1978...
Persistent thunderstorms caused widespread flooding in southeastern
Louisiana and extreme southeastern Mississippi. Rainfall totals of ten to
thirteen and a half inches were reported around New Orleans causing the
worst flooding in thirty years. The water depth reached three to four feet
in several hundred homes, and total property damage was estimated at one
hundred million dollars. (David Ludlum)

...1983...
Severe thunderstorms produced five F2 tornadoes and one F3 tornado in New York 
with 3 people killed.  A large part of the small town of Boonville was 
demolished with a damage total of $15 million in the town alone.  Golfball size 
hail accumulated to a depth of 6 inches at Pine City.  

...1987...
Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
Softball size hail was reported at Center Point TX, and a tornado caused
three million dollars damage near Satanta KS. Heavy snow blanketed the
foothills of eastern Colorado, with 18 inches reported at Divide. (The
National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...2000...
Lightning strikes a home more than 100 years old in 
Lewisburg, TN. The 2 story home burns to the ground. This house 
had also been hit by a tornado in 1913. The tax assessor 
claims the home was worth $26,452. (NWS Nashville)

...2005...
Record lows broken or tied across Central Kentucky this 
morning.  Record low temperatures were set this morning at 
the National Weather service in Louisville with 34 degrees 
and a low of 32 degrees in Lexington. In Bowling Green the 
record low of 34 degrees set 110 years ago was tied.
	
Also...record low in Louisville...a new record low temperature of 34 
degrees was set earlier this morning at the national weather 
service office. The old record was 35 degrees set back in 
1961. (NWS Louisville)