Observed 12:25 PM CDT at KLWD

Mercer, MO weather

Sunny and 72°22°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–10 mph17 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 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

High 75°24° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 55°13° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonUp to 75°24° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 76°24° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · 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 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	55%	1%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	49%	3%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	16%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	45%	14%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	45%	74%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	45%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	79%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	55%	78%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	30%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	63%	47%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	63%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	55%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	79%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	76%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	62%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	78%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	58%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	77%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	79%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	59%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	65%	78%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	78%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	76%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	48%	77%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	76%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	43%	75%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	43%	79%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	46%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	57%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	82%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	83%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	70%	83%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	83%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	83%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	83%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	77%	84%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	83%	83%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	87%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	90%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	94%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	84%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	94%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	91%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	86%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. South wind around 9 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
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 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
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 70.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% 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 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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
69°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 68°20°, low 61°16°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.25 in6.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.8 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
63°17°–78°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.33 in8.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 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
61°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–62°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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
50°10°–69°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–65°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 53 mph85 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 59–72°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Thompson River at Davis City

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 211 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 94% less heating than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 113

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–1:00 AM

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

Is this typical?

Princeton · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 13°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−5°−3°SunOct 18
—MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+12°+7°FriOct 23
+15°+8°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 46 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour: 5:43–6:38 PM; Morning 7:18–8:13 AM
Blue hour: 6:38–6:48 PM; Morning 7:07–7:18 AM; first light 7:07 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 67% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:18 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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