Observed 5:55 AM CDT at KPTS

Burgess, MO weather

Clear and 54°12°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 9 mph14 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 37Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (50°10° then, 54°12° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 80°27° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (76°24° → 64°18°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 5 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	60%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	71%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	49%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	63%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	57%	71%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	49%	78%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	80%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	40%	73%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	68%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	38%	70%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	75%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	46%	80%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	55%	80%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	67%	81%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 2 mph2 km/h	70%	83%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	87%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	83%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	84%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	89%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	87%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	87%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	83%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	86%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	85%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	85%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	85%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	86%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	63%	88%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	89%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	92%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	48%	93%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	46%	94%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	95%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	95%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	43%	91%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	50%	85%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	57%	84%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	63%	86%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	90%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	95%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	95%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	75%	97%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	96%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	92%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	75%	91%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	91%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	93%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 55°13°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 1 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 55°13°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 56°13°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 1.1 in29 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 61°16°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Rain 1.2 in30 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
23 mph38 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.3 in7.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–68°20°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
30 mph48 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 67–77°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

East Fork Drywood Creek at Prairie State Park

3.5 mi

Level: 1.1 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Marmaton River at Fort Scott

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.0 ft
Flow: 8 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Marmaton River near Richards

21 mi

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Spring River near Waco

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 87 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

This week 8Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

PITTSBURG · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1950–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

—SunOct 18
—MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+9°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Burgess weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 54 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 5:53–6:45 PM; Morning 7:19–8:11 AM
Blue hour: 6:45–6:55 PM; Morning 7:08–7:19 AM; first light 7:08 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 71% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:52 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Burgess. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.