Wright 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

...SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
SPRINGFIELD    MOSUNNY   72  62  71 E7        29.93F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  69; 6HR MAX TEMP:  73;                                

JOPLIN         MOSUNNY   74  62  66 E10       29.90F                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  73; 6HR MAX TEMP:  77;                                

BRANSON        SUNNY     73  64  73 E6        29.95S                  
               

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly sunny early, then becoming partly
cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Lows
around 60. East winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southeast. Chance of
rain 20 percent. 
.SATURDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Partly sunny with a chance
of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. Highs
in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
80 percent. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers. Lows around 60. Southeast winds around 10 mph,
becoming south after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper
70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in
the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows in the mid
60s. Chance of rain 70 percent. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. A chance
of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance
of rain 70 percent. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms.
A chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain
50 percent. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.
Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent. 

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)