Crawford 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

...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
CAPE GIRARDEAU MOCLDY    43  40  89 SE7       29.86F                  
WEST PLAINS    PTCLDY    42  39  89 S5        29.85S                  
                                       

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely late this evening,
then a chance of rain. Near steady temperature in the lower 40s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the mid 30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west after
midnight. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Near steady temperature in the
upper 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. 
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs
around 50. Lows in the mid 20s. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs in the lower 60s. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper 40s. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain.
Lows in the upper 40s. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the lower 60s. 

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

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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

Saturday December 02, 2023 the 336th Day of Year

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SUN
Declination -22.060000
Distance 0.999724 AU
Rise 08:09 EST Set 17:48 EST
Transit Meridian 12:58 EST
Civil Twilight Begins 07:40 EST Ends 18:16 EST

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

DECEMBER 2ND
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1896...
An early season snow and ice storm struck the southeastern U.S. It produced
11 inches of snow at Charlotte NC, and six inches at Atlanta GA. (David
Ludlum)
...1925...
A late season hurricane caused extensive damage across the Florida
peninsula, then moved off the Georgia coast crossing Cape Hatteras as a
tropical storm. The storm produced whole gales along the Middle Atlantic
and Southern New England coast. Winds gusted to 60 mph at Block Island RI,
and reached 64 mph at Atlantic City NJ. (David Ludlum)
...1950...
A late season tornado killed four persons in Madison County and Bond
County, east of St Louis MO. Three tornadoes touched down in Illinois that
afternoon, compared to just half a dozen tornadoes in the month of December
in 115 years of records up until that time. Thunderstorms also produced
hail which caused more than four million dollars damage in the St Louis
area, it was the most damaging hailstorm of record for Missouri. (David
Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)
...1970...
A tornado, 400 yards in width, touched down about one mile below the summit
of Timpanogos Divide. Trees up to 18 inches in diameter were snapped, and
some of the 38 inch snow cover was carried 1000 feet above the ground as
the tornado traveled one mile. (The Weather Channel)
...1982...
A tornado destroyed a home four miles south of Eastwood MO. The owners were
not injured in that tornado, but ironically one was killed Christmas Eve
when another tornado hit the replacement mobile home on the same site. (The
Weather Channel)
...1987...
A powerful storm over the Gulf of Alaska continued to produced high winds
and heavy rain along the northern and central Pacific coast. Winds gusted
to 80 mph south of Port Orford OR, Stevens Pass WA was blanketed with
sixteen inches of snow, and Blue Canyon CA was soaked with 1.63 inches of
rain. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary)
...1988...
Squalls in the Great Lakes Region produced ten inches of snow at Union City
PA. Gale force winds gusted to 55 mph at Buffalo NY. (The National Weather
Summary) (Storm Data)
...1989...
Squalls produced heavy snow in the Great Lakes Region. Totals in Upper
Michigan ranged up to 20 inches at Ironwood. Heavy snow and high winds
caused 150 auto accidents in Michigan, resulting in sixteen deaths and 22
injuries. Strong northwesterly winds gusted to 73 mph at Johnstown PA, and
Lowville PA received 20 inches of snow in 36 hours. (The National Weather
Summary) (Storm Data)