Observed 12:45 PM CDT at KIRK

Jacksonville, MO weather

Sunny and 72°22°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the south. 35–9 mph15 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Pressure: 30.31 inHg1026 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (72°22° then, 70°21° now)

Good hours for

High 78°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 54°12° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 76°24° · Clear
TonightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly 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 1p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	40%	7%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	1%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	36%	18%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	35%	7%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	25%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	42%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	47%	76%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	78%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	79%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	65%	56%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	72%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	59%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	59%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	60%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	43%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	78%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	71%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	71%	76%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	67%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	69%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	78%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	58%	74%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	78%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	44%	77%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	79%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	81%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	36%	83%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	35%	82%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	81%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	41%	81%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	51%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	80%	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%	81%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	81%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	82%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	82%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	83%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	84%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	83%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	74%	83%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	84%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	77%	85%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	74%	83%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	85%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	63%	82%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	82%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	48%	93%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°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 53. South southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 62°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. 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 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 41°5°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  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 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°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. 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 73.
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
73°23°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 60°16°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.5 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°–71°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°10°
  40% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–63°17°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  40% chance · 0.31 in8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–72°22°
Low, likely
38°3°–66°19°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 53°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 58–76°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

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

Reservoirs at Long Branch Reservoir

11 mi

Level: 792 ft

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Chariton River near Prairie Hill

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 688 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Middle Fork Salt River near Holliday

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

North Fork Salt River at Hagers Grove

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.6 ft

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 91% less heating than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 95

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–11:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Long Branch Reservoir · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1989–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 15°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 26 min less
Golden hour: 5:40–6:34 PM; Morning 7:12–8:06 AM
Blue hour: 6:34–6:45 PM; Morning 7:02–7:12 AM; first light 7:02 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 65% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:44 AM · rises 5:15 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Jacksonville, MO weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Reservoirs at Long Branch Reservoir

Chariton River near Prairie Hill

Middle Fork Salt River near Holliday

North Fork Salt River at Hagers Grove

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