California, MO 65018 Weather

Moniteau County11:32 PM CDT38.62°N, 92.55°W

Current conditions

Clear
54°
Clear
Feels like 54°
High 74° Wednesday·Low 49° tonight
WindESE 3 mph
Humidity77%
Dew point46°
Pressure30.26 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover65%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:25 AM
Sunset6:26 PM

Observed at Jefferson City, Jefferson City Memorial Airport · 47 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 3 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 3 mph.

  • Wednesday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East wind around 2 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 3 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Cloudy 56°
  2. Wed12 AM Mostly Cloudy 55°
  3. 1 AM Mostly Cloudy 55°
  4. 2 AM Mostly Cloudy 54°
  5. 3 AM Mostly Cloudy 53°
  6. 4 AM Mostly Cloudy 52°
  7. 5 AM Partly Cloudy 51°
  8. 6 AM Mostly Sunny 51°
  9. 7 AM Mostly Sunny 50°
  10. 8 AM Partly Sunny 51°
  11. 9 AM Mostly Sunny 55°
  12. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 60°
  13. 11 AM Partly Sunny 64°
  14. 12 PM Partly Sunny 68°
  15. 1 PM Partly Sunny 71°
  16. 2 PM Mostly Sunny 72°
  17. 3 PM Mostly Sunny 73°
  18. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 73°
  19. 5 PM Sunny 72°
  20. 6 PM Clear 68°
  21. 7 PM Clear 63°
  22. 8 PM Clear 60°
  23. 9 PM Clear 58°
  24. 10 PM Clear 57°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 20 Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy49°
  2. WedOct 21 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny49°74°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny49°76°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny51°77°
  5. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny53°80°
  6. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny53°78°
  7. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny49°73°
  8. TueOct 27 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny66°
  9. WedOct 28 Rain Rain0.23 in38°53°
  10. ThuOct 29 Sunny Sunny32°56°

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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Air quality

35
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Jefferson City, MO reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:25 AM
Sunset 6:26 PM
Daylight 11 h 1 min (−2 min 23 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 74% lit
Moonrise 3:37 PM Moonset 1:30 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low68° / 44°
Record high87° (2003)
Record low22° (1960)
Wettest1.66 in (1983)
Yesterday72° / 37°
Month to date1.99 in (normal 2.22 in)

Jefferson City Area, records since 1894. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in LSX, issued 1 hr ago

Key Messages

- Dry weather along with above normal temperatures are expected to continue through the week into this weekend.

Short Term

Issued at 226 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

There's little change in the forecast this afternoon. An upper level ridge remains over the central CONUS sandwiched between troughs over both coasts. A sprawling surface ridge remains in control of the weather across the Great Lakes, Midwest, and Ohio Valley as well. The upper level omega block and surface ridge will remain in place through the short-term which will continue our stretch of uneventful weather. Temperatures across the forecast area are 3-5 degrees warmer today than yesterday, and it should continue to warm slowly tomorrow and Thursday due to good daytime insolation and light south to southeasterly flow.

Long Term

Issued at 226 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

The omega block begins shifting east Thursday night, and the western trough moves over the Rockies by Friday evening. Medium range deterministic guidance shows the trough fracturing, and the resulting northern stream short wave moves across southern Canada and the northern Great Plains. The cold front attached to the surface reflection of the wave drifts through the Upper Midwest Saturday, and slows down to become nearly stationary across southern Minnesota, Michigan, and nothwest Iowa on Sunday. Models then show another upper level wave diving through southwest Canada Sunday night and into the northern Plains Monday where it phases with the left over southern stream energy. The combined positively tilted trough then digs southeast, which finally pushes the cold front through the Mid Mississippi Valley on Tuesday. All this adds up to continuing dry and warm weather for the Mid Mississippi Valley at least through the weekend south of the cold front, and probably for Monday and Tuesday as well. The LREF continues to show variance in the strength and position of the northern stream trough Friday/Saturday, and the combined trough Sunday through Tuesday. The variance mostly affects locations well north of our forecast area through the weekend. Temperature IQRs in the LREF are only 3-4 degrees in our area through Sunday. However, the IQR increases to 10 degrees across northeast Missouri and west central Illinois as the combined trough and cold front approach the area on Monday. The IQR spreads out to 10-15 degrees across the rest of the area on Tuesday as the members of the LREF attempt to push the front through. The deterministic NBM shows highs dropping from the mid and upper 70s on Sunday and Monday into the 60s Tuesday with the front. However, confidence in the forecast remains low early next week as guidance continues to have some issues with the placement of the front.

Aviation

Issued at 1000 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

Mainly dry and VFR conditions are expected through the period with light winds.

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