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West Plains, MO 65775 Weather
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Today
Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. East wind around 2 mph.
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Tonight
Clear, with a low around 47. Wind chill values as low as 47. East wind around 2 mph.
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Friday
Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East wind 0 to 6 mph.
National Weather Service forecast updated 6 hrs ago.
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10-day forecast
Details- TodayOct 22Sunny47°77°
- FriOct 23Sunny46°76°
- SatOct 24Mostly Sunny46°76°
- SunOct 25Partly Sunny47°76°
- MonOct 26Partly Sunny46°74°
- TueOct 27Partly Sunny44°71°
- WedOct 28Mostly Sunny45°71°
- ThuOct 29Light showers0.14 in45°62°
- FriOct 30Mostly sunny38°57°
- SatOct 31Cloudy42°64°
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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MonthlyWest Plains, records since 1948. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Mountain Grove 57 km
- Cherokee Village 57 km
- Mountain View 33 km
- Thayer 37 km
- Willow Springs 31 km
- Cabool 48 km
- Horseshoe Bend 56 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in SGF, issued 10 hrs ago
Key Messages
- Above normal temperatures into early next week. Highs in the middle 70s to around 80 and dry weather are expected.
Short Term
Issued at 1111 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026
Ridging will continue to support dry and warmer than normal conditions today and tonight.
Look for highs in the mid 70s to around 80 today and lows in the mid 40s to low 50s tonight.
RH values will bottom out around 25-35% today, but winds will generally be 5 mph or less.
Long Term
Issued at 1111 PM 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 5-10% of ensembles are showing some light rain as a trough passes through the area, which is a decrease of around 5-10% from this time yesterday. While this time period has the greatest rain chances in the next 7 days, it is still far more likely to be dry than to wet. There remains quite a bit of uncertainty with temperatures 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 632 AM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026
VFR conditions and light winds will persist through the TAF period.
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