Observed 4:10 AM CDT at KPOF

Poplar Bluff, MO weather

Clear and 45°7°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 4 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 45°7°, dew point 45°7° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 77°25° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (71°22° → 59°15°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (72°22° → 60°16°)

TonightNear 48°9° · Clear
This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 3 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 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	14%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	3%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	10%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	62%	19%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	19%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	45%	25%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	38%	62%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	33%	54%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	33%	30%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	31%	7%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	34%	1%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	44%	4%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	54%	27%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	22%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	50%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	62%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	63%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	66%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	74%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	72%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	89%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	73%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	41%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	93%	56%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	51%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	80%	73%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	62%	76%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	79%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	71%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	38%	72%	5
Sun 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	36%	84%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	33%	85%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	33%	85%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	37%	84%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	46%	85%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	54%	86%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	86%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	84%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	84%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	84%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	89%	85%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	93%	85%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 46°8°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 0 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southwest wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 78°26°).
High, likely
78°26°–80°27°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 63°17°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4.1 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–82°28°
Low, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 72°22°, low 65°18°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.9 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
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 64°18°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 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
68°20°–80°27°
Low, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 72–78°.

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

St. Francis River at Fisk

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -1.5 ft

Forecast peak -1.5 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Black River at Poplar Bluff

1.5 mi

Level: -0.3 ft

Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Black River above Fairdealing

13 mi

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 50 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 AM · NWS gauge page

St. Francis River at Wappapello Lake Pool

14 mi

Level: 360 ft

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 81% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 79

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 4
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 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Wappapello Dam · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1939–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−4°SunOct 18
−5°−3°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
+3°+1°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Poplar Bluff weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 56 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 17 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:29 PM; Morning 7:01–7:53 AM
Blue hour: 6:29–6:39 PM; Morning 6:51–7:01 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 4:33–6:51 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:33 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:33 AM · rises 5:10 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Poplar Bluff. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,000 ft, 34 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.