West Plains, MO 65775 Weather

Howell County4:50 AM CDT36.73°N, 91.87°W

Current conditions

Clear
46°
Clear
Feels like 46°
High 77°·Low 45° tonight
WindCalm
Humidity87%
Dew point43°
Pressure30.24 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover3%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:22 AM
Sunset6:23 PM

Observed at West Plains, West Plains Municipal Airport · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Overnight

    Clear, with a low around 45. Wind chill values as low as 46. Wind around 0 mph.

  • Thursday

    Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 2 mph.

  • Thursday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Wind chill values as low as 48. Northeast wind around 1 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 3 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Clear 47°
  2. 5 AM Clear 46°
  3. 6 AM Sunny 46°
  4. 7 AM Sunny 45°
  5. 8 AM Sunny 47°
  6. 9 AM Sunny 54°
  7. 10 AM Sunny 64°
  8. 11 AM Sunny 70°
  9. 12 PM Sunny 73°
  10. 1 PM Sunny 75°
  11. 2 PM Sunny 77°
  12. 3 PM Sunny 77°
  13. 4 PM Sunny 77°
  14. 5 PM Sunny 75°
  15. 6 PM Clear 72°
  16. 7 PM Clear 67°
  17. 8 PM Clear 59°
  18. 9 PM Clear 57°
  19. 10 PM Clear 55°
  20. 11 PM Clear 53°
  21. Fri12 AM Clear 52°
  22. 1 AM Mostly Clear 51°
  23. 2 AM Mostly Clear 50°
  24. 3 AM Mostly Clear 49°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 21 Clear Clear45°
  2. TodayOct 22 Sunny Sunny47°77°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny44°75°
  4. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny46°76°
  5. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny47°76°
  6. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny46°74°
  7. TueOct 27 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny44°71°
  8. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny71°
  9. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy49°73°
  10. FriOct 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy57°78°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:22 AM
Sunset 6:23 PM
Daylight 11 h 1 min (−2 min 11 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 84% lit
Moonrise 4:21 PM Moonset 3:34 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low67° / 41°
Record high87° (2023)
Record low21° (1952)
Wettest2.80 in (1951)
Yesterday73° / 44°
Month to date1.75 in (normal 2.58 in)

West Plains, records since 1948. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in SGF, issued 16 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Above normal temperatures with a warming trend into late week. Highs in the middle to upper 70s, near 80 are likely into the weekend. Mostly dry weather expected to persist.

- Medium to high confidence in above normal temperatures to persist through the end of October.

Short Term

Issued at 101 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Ridging will continue to support dry and warmer than normal conditions today and tonight. A few sprinkles are possible as weak shortwave energy moves through, but as we have already seen tonight, dry low to mid level air is preventing anything measurable from reaching the surface.

Look for highs in the mid 70s today and lows in the mid 40s to low 50s.

Long Term

Issued at 101 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

High pressure will continue to build through the weekend into early next week according to ensemble data, with high confidence in well above normal conditions (highs in the 70s to around 80). No precip is expected in this time frame.

Toward the middle of next week around 10-15% of ensembles are showing some rain over the area as a trough passes through the area. There remains quite a bit of uncertainty with all forecast parameters due to model spread. For example, NBM 25-75th percentile MaxT spread increases to around 15 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday next week.

Aviation

Issued at 1208 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

VFR conditions will prevail through the entirety of the TAF period. Southwesterly winds will mostly be light and variable through the remainder of the period, with scattered mid-level clouds observed on satellite. Some light sprinkles have occurred this morning, however no impacts are expected if these can reach the ground.

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