Observed 6:51 AM CDT at KCDJ

Dawn, MO weather

Partly cloudy and 53°12°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 53°12°

Partly cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (52°11° then, 53°12° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by noon
High 78°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° 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 8a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	31%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	53%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	62%	41%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	54%	41%	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	47%	6%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	41%	2%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	12%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	37%	67%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	35%	48%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	58%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	42%	80%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	80%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	80%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	80%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	79%	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	65%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	82%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	82%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	81%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	76%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	78%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	77%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	75%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	77%	70%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	80%	75%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	75%	77%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	79%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	70%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	43%	74%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	74%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	38%	75%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	76%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	65%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	70%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	82%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	83%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	87%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	86%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	88%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	79%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	80%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	84%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	82%	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. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East northeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 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, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 0 to 5 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 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  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 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°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 76.
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
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°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 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 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 74.
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°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°25°
  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 chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, 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°–63°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 69°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 69°20°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 65°19°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.25 in6.5 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°–78°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.82 in21 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.55 in14 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.3 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.
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
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.75 in19 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.51 in13 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 60°16°
  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
30 mph49 km/h, gusts 52 mph83 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 64–76°; 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

7.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.1 ft
Flow: 678 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Grand River near Sumner

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.3 ft
Flow: 2,070 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Elk Creek near SUMNER 4SSE

22 mi

Level: 667 ft

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Wakenda Creek at Carrollton

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft

Reading from Sat 6 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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 26 min less
Golden hour: 5:45–6:39 PM; Morning 7:17–8:11 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:50 PM; Morning 7:06–7:17 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 79% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:20 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Dawn. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,900 ft, 31 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Dawn, 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

Elk Creek near SUMNER 4SSE

Wakenda Creek at Carrollton

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