Observed 2:10 PM CDT at KSGF

Fordland, MO weather

Sunny and 79°26°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south. 69–8 mph13 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 77Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 52°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 76°24° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 73°23° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 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 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	33%	78%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	32%	53%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	32%	32%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	29%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	39%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	47%	67%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	65%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	56%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	58%	74%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	57%	66%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	86%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	59%	88%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	84%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	64%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	83%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	82%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	69%	81%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	59%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	72%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	68%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	54%	78%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	47%	83%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	43%	85%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	83%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	38%	83%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	37%	84%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	86%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	86%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	85%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	87%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	65%	87%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	87%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	89%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	87%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	88%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	91%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	91%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	84%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	88%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	74%	93%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	82%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	98%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	91%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	81%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	71%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	55%	70%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	47%	87%	4
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	46%	51%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 60°16°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
59°15°–61°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  40% 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
67°19°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–62°17°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°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
52°11°–77°25°
Low, likely
40°4°–66°19°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
30 mph48 km/h, gusts 46 mph75 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 51°.
Rest of week
Highs 62–78°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (SGF) (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

Pearson Creek near Springfield

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 23 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

James River (MO) near Springfield

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Dry Sac River near Springfield

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Wilson Creek at Springfield

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 86

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–10:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Marshfield 4 Wsw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1908–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
+3°+2°ThuOct 22
+8°+4°FriOct 23
+12°+7°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 18 min less
Golden hour: 5:47–6:39 PM; Morning 7:11–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:49 PM; Morning 7:01–7:11 AM; first light 7:01 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 72% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:44 AM · rises 5:20 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Fordland, MO weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Pearson Creek near Springfield

James River (MO) near Springfield

South Fork Dry Sac River near Springfield

Wilson Creek at Springfield

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