Forecast and Conditions for Joplin, Missouri

Updated: 1:53 PM CDT on May 13, 2008
Observed at Joplin, Missouri
Temperature 74 °F / 23 °C
Humidity 68%
Dew Point 63 °F / 17 °C
Wind South at 18 mph / 30 km/h
Pressure 29.74 in / 1007 hPa (Steady)
Conditions Overcast
Visibility 9.0 miles / 14.5 kilometers
Clouds Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 3000 ft / 914 m
Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 3900 ft / 1188 m
Overcast (OVC) : 4900 ft / 1493 m
Yesterday's Maximum 77 °F / 25 °C
Yesterday's Minimum 41 °F / 5 °C
Normal high 76 °F / 24 °C
Normal low 55 °F / 12 °C
Record high 90 °F / 32 °C (1995)
Record low 42 °F / 5 °C (1952)
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days 6
Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days 0
Sunrise06:11 AM (CDT)
Sunset08:18 PM (CDT)
Moon Rise02:31 PM (CDT)
Moon Set02:48 AM (CDT)
Moon Phase
Forecast as of 1:34 PM CDT on May 13, 2008

This Afternoon
Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures nearly steady in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Wednesday
Considerable cloudiness with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 70. Light and variable winds early in the morning becoming northeast around 10 mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Thursday
Considerable cloudiness with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
Friday
Partly sunny. Highs around 70.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
Saturday and Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Lows in the mid 50s.
Sunday and Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Lows in the mid 50s.
Monday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
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