Observed 5:35 PM CDT at KSAR

Lithium, MO weather

Sunny and 72°22°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the east-southeast. Light through 6 AM
Dew point: 42°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 58Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 47°8° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 78°26° tomorrow at 3 PM

TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 78°26° by 2 PM · 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 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	9%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	47%	19%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	6%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	62%	9%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	13%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	12%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	11%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	12%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	86%	12%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	89%	20%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	89%	6%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	89%	31%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	93%	58%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	93%	78%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	79%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	78%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	79%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 78°26°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	48%	82%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	40%	84%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	36%	85%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	36%	86%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	78°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	86%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	86%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	87%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	88%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	62%	88%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	67%	88%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	90%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	89%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	88%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	88%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	89%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	83%	90%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	92%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	96%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	96%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	93%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	90%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	83%	94%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	70%	91%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	59%	92%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	91%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	90%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	36%	82%	3
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	36%	62%	3
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	36%	46%	2
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	45%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 66°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
42°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 77°25°, low 60°16°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 60°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South southeast wind 2 to 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 65°18°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 79°26°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.7 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
73°23°–85°29°
Low, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.5 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–79°26°
Low, likely
41°5°–68°20°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Highs 73–81°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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

Mississippi River at Chester

5.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.5 ft
Flow: 178,000 cfs

Forecast peak 11.0 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

S Fork Saline Creek above Perryville

7.0 mi

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 7 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River above Red Rock Landing

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 15.3 ft

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River above Grand Tower

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 16.3 ft

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 85% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 90

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 42°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Perryville Water Plt · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1907–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Lithium weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 5:33–6:26 PM; Morning 7:00–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:36 PM; Morning 6:50–7:00 AM; first light 6:50 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:36 PM–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:32 AM · rises 5:07 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Lithium. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,000 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Lithium, MO weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mississippi River at Chester

S Fork Saline Creek above Perryville

Mississippi River above Red Rock Landing

Mississippi River above Grand Tower

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon