Observed 5:35 AM CDT at KMHL

Chillicothe, MO weather

Clear and 52°11°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 52°11°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 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

Good hours for

Low 54°12° today at 7 AM
Above 70°21° today by noon
High 78°26° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Mostly 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	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	76%	67%	0
Sat 7a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	79%	53%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	43%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	66%	0
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	65%	46%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	34%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	48%	7%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	42%	2%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	41%	7%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	24%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	37%	37%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	48%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	79%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	80%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	80%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	80%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	82%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	82%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	79%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	72%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	77%	61%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	77%	60%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	70%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	69%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	39%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	75%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	77%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	77%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	76%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	75%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	73%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	78%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	38%	73%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	40%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	44%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	55%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	74%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	83%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	82%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	87%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	85%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	88%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	82%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	80%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. 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, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 69°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.5 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
64°18°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.84 in21 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.59 in15 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.22 in5.5 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
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–62°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.76 in19 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.51 in13 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  30% chance
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
59°15°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–66°19°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
31 mph49 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 53°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–75°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (EAX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Grand River near Chillicothe

2.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.1 ft
Flow: 682 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Grand River near Sumner

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.3 ft
Flow: 2,070 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Thompson River (IA/MO) near Trenton

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.3 ft
Flow: 380 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Elk Creek near SUMNER 4SSE

22 mi

Level: 667 ft

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 92% less heating than a typical week.

This week 8Typical 108

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–12:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Chillicothe 2s · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1980–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 16°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−4°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+10°+5°ThuOct 22
+11°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 27 min less
Golden hour: 5:44–6:38 PM; Morning 7:17–8:11 AM
Blue hour: 6:38–6:49 PM; Morning 7:06–7:17 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 60% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:19 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Chillicothe, MO weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Grand River near Chillicothe

Grand River near Sumner

Thompson River (IA/MO) near Trenton

Elk Creek near SUMNER 4SSE

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon