Pittsburg, KS Weather

Crawford County11:43 PM CDT37.41°N, 94.70°WElevation 942 ft

Current conditions

Clear
57°
Clear
Feels like 57°
High 78° Friday·Low 52° tonight
WindCalm
Humidity82%
Dew point52°
Pressure30.19 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover4%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:34 AM
Sunset6:34 PM

Observed at Joplin, Joplin Regional Airport · 48 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Thursday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East wind around 3 mph.

  • Friday

    Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 3 to 9 mph.

  • Friday Night

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 day ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Clear 58°
  2. Fri12 AM Mostly Clear 57°
  3. 1 AM Mostly Clear 56°
  4. 2 AM Mostly Clear 55°
  5. 3 AM Mostly Clear 54°
  6. 4 AM Mostly Clear 54°
  7. 5 AM Mostly Clear 53°
  8. 6 AM Sunny 53°
  9. 7 AM Sunny 52°
  10. 8 AM Mostly Sunny 54°
  11. 9 AM Sunny 58°
  12. 10 AM Sunny 64°
  13. 11 AM Sunny 69°
  14. 12 PM Sunny 73°
  15. 1 PM Mostly Sunny 75°
  16. 2 PM Sunny 77°
  17. 3 PM Sunny 77°
  18. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 78°
  19. 5 PM Sunny 76°
  20. 6 PM Mostly Clear 74°
  21. 7 PM Mostly Clear 70°
  22. 8 PM Mostly Clear 64°
  23. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 61°
  24. 10 PM Partly Cloudy 61°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 21 Clear Clear50°
  2. TodayOct 22 Sunny Sunny52°77°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny54°78°
  4. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny54°78°
  5. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny54°76°
  6. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny52°73°
  7. TueOct 27 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny51°68°
  8. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny70°
  9. ThuOct 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy0.15 in50°74°
  10. FriOct 30 Showers Showers0.15 in56°70°

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

36
Good
Ozone

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

Alba, 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 7:34 AM
Sunset 6:34 PM
Daylight 10 h 59 min (−2 min 15 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 89% lit
Moonrise 4:33 PM Moonset 3:46 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low68° / 45°
Record high90° (1963)
Record low22° (1952)
Wettest3.11 in (1972)
Yesterday74° / 50°
Month to date2.83 in (normal 2.66 in)

Columbus, records since 1892. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in SGF, issued 4 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 126 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

Upper level ridging continues to build over the central CONUS, with satellite imagery depicting clear skies this morning/afternoon over the CWA. The above normal temperatures continue, with observations as of 130PM ranging in the mid to upper 70s. Some locations have realized peak heating, however others may climb a degree or two more, topping out in the upper 70s to even 80 in localized areas.

Despite the above normal temperatures and dry airmass leading to minimum relative humidity values dropping into the 25-40% range, light surface winds will keep any fire weather concerns at bay through at least the weekend.

For tonight, some high-level clouds may begin to filter in from the west associated with an upper level low over the west coast, however most locations will remain under clear skies, with overnight lows in the upper 40s (eastern Ozarks) to low/mid 50s.

Long Term

Issued at 126 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

Heading into the end of the week and through the weekend, the upper level ridging pattern will continue building over the region, keeping mid-level heights raised, with 850mb temperatures between 13-16C. With a continued minimal difference (2-3 degrees) between the 25th and 75th percentiles, there's high confidence in afternoon highs remaining in the upper 70s to even the low 80s through Monday.

The aforementioned upper level low currently over the west coast looks to pivot northeast into the Northern Plains by Tuesday of next week. Models however are still in disagreement regarding the exact track, which would influence our rain chances. Right now, chances of rainfall midweek continues to decrease, with the likely scenario keeping our area dry through at least Wednesday afternoon. It's still fairly far out, so several variable still need to come into better agreement before our confidence increases in the precipitation forecast.

Aviation

Issued at 645 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

VFR conditions are expected to prevail for the entire 00Z TAF period. Calm winds will shift to a southeasterly direction at 5-10 kts by 12Z, with passing high clouds becoming a bit more frequent at that time.

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