West Plains, MO Weather

Howell County2:33 AM CDT36.73°N, 91.85°WElevation 1,004 ft

Current conditions

Mostly Clear
50°
Mostly Clear
Feels like 50°
High 77°·Low 46° tonight
WindE 1 mph gusts 7 mph
Humidity74%
Dew point42°
Cloud cover18%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:24 AM
Sunset6:21 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day

  • Friday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Wind chill values as low as 47. East wind 1 to 5 mph.

  • Saturday

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.

  • Saturday Night

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 day ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 50°
  2. 3 AM Mostly Clear 49°
  3. 4 AM Mostly Clear 48°
  4. 5 AM Mostly Clear 47°
  5. 6 AM Sunny 46°
  6. 7 AM Sunny 46°
  7. 8 AM Sunny 47°
  8. 9 AM Sunny 53°
  9. 10 AM Sunny 62°
  10. 11 AM Sunny 68°
  11. 12 PM Mostly Sunny 72°
  12. 1 PM Mostly Sunny 74°
  13. 2 PM Mostly Sunny 77°
  14. 3 PM Mostly Sunny 77°
  15. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 77°
  16. 5 PM Mostly Sunny 74°
  17. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 71°
  18. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 66°
  19. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 62°
  20. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 58°
  21. 10 PM Partly Cloudy 55°
  22. 11 PM Mostly Cloudy 53°
  23. Sun12 AM Mostly Cloudy 52°
  24. 1 AM Mostly Cloudy 51°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 22 Clear Clear46°
  2. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny46°76°
  3. TodayOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny46°77°
  4. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny48°77°
  5. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny48°75°
  6. TueOct 27 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny47°73°
  7. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny15%46°74°
  8. ThuOct 29 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers15%74°
  9. FriOct 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny38°57°
  10. SatOct 31 Cloudy Cloudy42°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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Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:24 AM
Sunset 6:21 PM
Daylight 10 h 56 min (−2 min 10 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 96% lit
Moonrise 5:12 PM Moonset 5:41 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low66° / 41°
Yesterday82° / 47°
Month to date1.75 in (normal 2.85 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 8 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Above normal temperatures into or through next week. Highs in the middle 70s to around 80 and dry weather are expected through at least the middle of next week.

Short Term

Issued at 141 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

High pressure is overhead today bringing us mostly clear skies and light southeasterly winds near 10 mph. Today's high temperatures will be about 10 degrees above normal this time of year, reaching the upper 70s to lower 80s across the area. Tonight, skies remain clear, and lows dip into the upper 40s to lower 50s.

Long Term

Issued at 141 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

High pressure will stick around through the weekend and through most of next week, keeping our weather steady state. Southwesterly flow returns early next week as high pressure over the SE CONUS starts to push east. This will bring down our temperatures just a bit by a couple of degrees by mid-week. Though, temperatures will still be around 5 to 10 degrees above normal for this time of year. No rain is in the forecast until the end of next week, near Halloween. This is when our next pattern change moves into the area with an incoming cold front brining us widespread rainfall. Until then, highs will be in the mid to upper 70s with lows in the 50s with wind gusts staying around 15 mph or less through the next several days.

Aviation

Issued at 540 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

VFR conditions will prevail through the entirety of the TAF period. Expect mostly clear skies and southeasterly winds below 10kts.

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