Observed 5:10 PM CDT at KIRK

Macon, MO weather

Mostly sunny and 73°23°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 73°23°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–8 mph13 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (73°23° then, 74°23° now)

Good hours for

Low 52°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 77°25° tomorrow at 3 PM

TonightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 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 5p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	40%	20%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	34%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	52%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	80%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	65%	79%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	69%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	45%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	67%	63%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	63%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	66%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	56%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	75%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	45%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	65%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	78%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	69%	78%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	78%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	77%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	78%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	43%	79%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	81%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	46%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	60%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	81%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	81%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	83%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	88%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	87%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	87%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	81%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	82%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	69%	81%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	81%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	56%	78%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	68%	3
Mon 1p	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	65%	3
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	60%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	79%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	68%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  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 77. South wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 62°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°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 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  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 54.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 72°22°).
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 56°13°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 41°5°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 79°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  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 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 78°26°, low 58°14°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
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
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 68°20°, low 59°15°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  50% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 68°20°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 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°–70°21°
Low, likely
58°14°–60°16°
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 0.32 in8.1 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–61°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  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
49°9°–76°24°
Low, likely
37°3°–65°18°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 50 mph81 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 78°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 52°.
Rest of week
Highs 61–79°; 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

2.0 mi

Level: 792 ft

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

North Fork Salt River at Hagers Grove

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.6 ft

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Chariton River near Prairie Hill

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 678 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Middle Fork Salt River near Holliday

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 90% less heating than a typical week.

This week 10Typical 95

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–10:00 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

—SunOct 18
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Macon 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 27 min less
Golden hour: 5:40–6:34 PM; Morning 7:12–8:07 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 62% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

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

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

Macon, 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

North Fork Salt River at Hagers Grove

Chariton River near Prairie Hill

Middle Fork Salt River near Holliday

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