Observed 6:15 AM CDT at KMCI

Kearney, MO weather

Partly cloudy and 55°13°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Partly cloudy

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–9 mph15 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 48Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.23 inHg1024 hPa; Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 55°13° today at 7 AM
Above 70°21° today by noon
High 80°27° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° 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

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	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	73%	62%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	76%	41%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	58%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	54%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	61%	45%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	52%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	43%	4%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	37%	6%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	36%	53%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	34%	39%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	33%	52%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	35%	77%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	79%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	45%	78%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	79%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	60%	79%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	68%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	69%	79%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	69%	75%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	75%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	45%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	74%	70%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	77%	57%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	77%	73%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	74%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	75%	76%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	63%	77%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	78%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	46%	69%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	40%	77%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	78°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	38%	49%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	78%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	80%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	81%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	67%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	74%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	78%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	81%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	84%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	87%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	79%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	77%	77%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	78%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	79%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 54°12°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°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
  Mostly cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  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 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 62°17° / 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, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°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
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  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 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
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
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
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 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–82°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–64°18°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  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 73. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 70°21°, low 62°17°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 65°19°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 65°19°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.36 in9 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
65°18°–78°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Rain 0.66 in17 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.26 in6.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.5 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
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–63°17°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 65°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Rain 0.56 in14 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.3 in7.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  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°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–67°19°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
30 mph49 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 80°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 54°.
Rest of week
Highs 65–76°; 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

Missouri River at Kansas City

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.0 ft
Flow: 53,400 cfs

Forecast peak 11.9 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 3:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Missouri River at Napoleon

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.9 ft
Flow: 54,200 cfs

Forecast peak 8.8 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Reservoirs Smithville Reservoir

11 mi

Level: 864 ft

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Platte River at Smithville

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.3 ft
Flow: 13 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

This week 8Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

SMITHVILLE LAKE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1985–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 17°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−7°−4°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+9°+5°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 49 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 25 min less
Golden hour: 5:48–6:42 PM; Morning 7:19–8:14 AM
Blue hour: 6:42–6:53 PM; Morning 7:09–7:19 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 52% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:52 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Kearney, MO weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Missouri River at Kansas City

Missouri River at Napoleon

Reservoirs Smithville Reservoir

Little Platte River at Smithville

For your home

Cooling 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