Missouri River near Waverly
17 mi- Level
- 13.0 ft
- Flow
- 54,800 cfs
Forecast peak 13.0 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 11:55 AM CDT at KSZL
Emma, MO weather
Partly cloudy and 74°23°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.
Today: low 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°), high 80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°).
Now 74°23°
Partly sunny
- Wind
- 11 mph18 km/h
- From the south. Up to 11 mph18 km/h through 1 AM
- Dew point
- 50°10°
- Comfortable
- UV index
- 4Moderate
- Moderate until 4 PM
- Pressure
- 30.3 inHg1026 hPa
- Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.5 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
About the same as this time yesterday (75°24° then, 74°23° now)
Good hours for
This afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1p | Sunny | 76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 76°24° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 40% | 25% | 4 |
| Sat 2p | Sunny | 78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°) | 78°26° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 36% | 13% | 4 |
| Sat 3p | Mostly sunny | 79°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°) | 79°26° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 34% | 56% | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Mostly sunny | 80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°) | 79°26° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 33% | 37% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Mostly sunny | 78°26° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°) | 78°26° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 36% | 32% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 41% | 75% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 49% | 83% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 60% | 77% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 62% | 83% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 67% | 86% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 69% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 69% | 88% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 72% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 72% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Partly cloudy | 56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 74% | 73% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Mostly cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 74% | 56% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 74% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Mostly cloudy | 54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 77% | 56% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 74% | 69% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Mostly cloudy | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 77% | 63% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Mostly cloudy | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 75% | 57% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Partly sunny | 64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 60% | 46% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Mostly sunny | 69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°) | 69°21° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 53% | 40% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Partly sunny | 73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°) | 73°23° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 46% | 52% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Mostly cloudy | 76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°) | 76°24° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 40% | 40% | 4 |
| Sun 2p | Mostly cloudy | 77°25° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°) | 77°25° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 37% | 67% | 4 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 78°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°) | 78°26° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 36% | 84% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 79°26° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°) | 79°26° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 35% | 85% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 77°25° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°) | 77°25° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 39% | 86% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 74°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°) | 74°23° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 43% | 87% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 49% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 63% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 70% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 72% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 75% | 93% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 75% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 77% | 89% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 77% | 89% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 80% | 82% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 54°12° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 80% | 86% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 53°12° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 83% | 89% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 52°11° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 86% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 52°11° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 86% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 55°13° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 80% | 81% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 72% | 83% | 1 |
| Mon 10a | Partly sunny | 63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°) | 63°17° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 65% | 81% | 1 |
| Mon 11a | Partly sunny | 67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°) | 67°19° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 56% | 77% | 2 |
| Mon 12p | Partly sunny | 71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°) | 71°22° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 47% | 59% | 4 |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 54°12°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 80°27°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 64°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 55°13°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 77°25°–80°27°
- Low, likely
- 50°10°–55°13°
- Typical high / low
- 65°18° / 40°4°
- Wind
- 10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly cloudy, 54°12°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 79°26°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 64°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 53°12°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 77°25°–81°27°
- Low, likely
- 51°11°–55°13°
- Typical high / low
- 65°18° / 40°4°
- Wind
- 8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 55°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 76°25°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 63°17°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 57°14°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 75°24°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 52°11°–56°13°
- Typical high / low
- 64°18° / 40°4°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 58°14°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 71°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 64°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 60°16°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 70°21°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 53°12°–57°14°
- Typical high / low
- 64°18° / 39°4°
- Wind
- 11 mph18 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 61°16°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 78°25°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 68°20°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 62°17°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 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 75°24°–79°26°
- Low, likely
- 52°11°–62°17°
- Typical high / low
- 63°17° / 39°4°
- Wind
- 17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 63°17°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 81°27°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 72°22°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 64°18°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: 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
- 75°24°–82°28°
- Low, likely
- 52°11°–63°17°
- Typical high / low
- 63°17° / 38°3°
- Wind
- 15 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 64°18°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 79°26°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 70°21°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 64°18°30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 74°23°–82°28°
- Low, likely
- 52°11°–65°18°
- Typical high / low
- 62°17° / 38°3°
- Wind
- 17 mph27 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 69°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 64°18°40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 68°20°40% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 63°17°50% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 63°17°50% chance · 0.17 in4.4 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
- 68°20°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 59°15°–63°17°
- Typical high / low
- 62°17° / 38°3°
- Wind
- 22 mph35 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 62°17° / 37°3°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 64°18°40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 70°21°40% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 59°15°40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 50°10°40% chance · 0.05 in1.1 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°–72°22°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–63°17°
- Typical high / low
- 62°17° / 37°3°
- Wind
- 17 mph28 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 61°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 52°11°40% chance · 0.3 in7.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 60°15°40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 56°13°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
- 53°12°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 38°3°–67°19°
- Typical high / low
- 61°16° / 37°3°
- Wind
- 24 mph39 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 80°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 52°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–77°; 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
Below flood stage
Blackwater River near Valley City
10 mi- Level
- 2.3 ft
- Flow
- 7 cfs
Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page
Blackwater River near Blue Lick
16 mi- Level
- 6.9 ft
Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 90% less heating than a typical week.
This week 9Typical 95
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).
Open the windows?
Today, 5:00 PM–11:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).
Is this typical?
Sweet Springs · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1941–2026
Oct 24, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 15°8° warmer than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 65°18° / 40°4°
- Forecast high / low
- 80°27° / 54°12°
- Record high
- 86°30° in 2022
- Record low
- 24°−4° in 1981
Last 7 days vs normal
- —SunOct 18
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Emma weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 6:22 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 50 min
- Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 24 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:45–6:39 PM
- Morning 7:16–8:09 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:39–6:50 PM
- Morning 7:05–7:16 AM; first light 7:05 AM
Stars tonight? Poor
Clouds most of the night (about 77% cover).
Moon
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:48 AM · rises 5:20 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
