Observed 4:35 PM CDT at KLXT

Lexington, MO weather

Sunny and 77°25°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 77°25°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south. 58–7 mph11 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 54°12° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 77°25° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Partly 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 4p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	39%	29%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	37%	45%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	68%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	49%	60%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	81%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	88%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	86%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	86%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	87%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	86%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	87%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	82%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	39%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	56%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	72%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	51%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	71%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	69%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	88%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	81%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	85%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	84%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 81°27°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	39%	88%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 82°28°)	78°26°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	87%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	78°26°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	90%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 81°27°)	76°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	91%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 76°24°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	87%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	83%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	58%	86%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	86%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	85%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	81%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	90%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	75%	93%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	86%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	87%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	90%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	92%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	87%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	93%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	92%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	78%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	42%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	37%	3
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	69°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	50%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	44%	46%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	40%	57%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	37%	50%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°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 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 58°14°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 80°27°, low 59°15°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Rain, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 79°26°, low 58°14°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance
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 before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–82°28°
Low, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 68°20°, low 60°16°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 65°18°
  60% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3 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°–73°23°
Low, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.04 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–62°17°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 51°11°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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
53°12°–74°23°
Low, likely
37°3°–64°18°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 50 mph81 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 53°.
Rest of week
Highs 62–80°; 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 Napoleon

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.9 ft
Flow: 54,400 cfs

Forecast peak 8.6 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Missouri River near Waverly

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.0 ft
Flow: 54,700 cfs

Forecast peak 12.9 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Crooked River near Richmond

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.1 ft
Flow: 9 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Wakenda Creek at Carrollton

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft

Reading from Sat 4 PM · 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 98

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–12:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Higginsville · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1991–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 16°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+1°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+10°+5°FriOct 23
+13°+7°SatOct 24

Lexington 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: 5:47–6:40 PM; Morning 7:17–8:11 AM
Blue hour: 6:40–6:51 PM; Morning 7:07–7:17 AM; first light 7:07 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 73% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:50 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Lexington, 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 Napoleon

Missouri River near Waverly

Crooked River near Richmond

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