Extreme Heat Warning · until 5:30 PM CDT

Extreme Heat Warning

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Extreme Heat Warning issued August 11 at 2:17AM CDT until August 12 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO

Instructions: Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances. Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1. People in the Saint Louis Metropolitan Area can get information about cooling centers or energy assistance related to the excessive heat by calling the United Way of Greater Saint Louis at 800-427-4626, or if calling from a land line phone dial 2-1-1. You can also call Cool Down Saint Louis at 314-241-7668.

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Columbia, Missouri weather · now

88°

Clear

Feels: 96°
High / Low: 96° / 78°
Wind: 54 mph SW
Humidity: 62%

No precipitation expected in the next 1.5 hours.

ModerateAir quality PollenTreeNoneGrassModerateWeedModerate

Sun 6:19 AM 8:09 PM 13h 50m

Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Columbia, Missouri, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect mostly sunny today. Today's high is 96° with a low near 78°. 1 active weather alert in effect.

What to wear today

Stay cool — limit sun exposure

Extreme heat at 96°F. Light colors, hat, and shade breaks.

Next 24 hours

11 AM

87°

3%
1 PM

92°

1%
3 PM

94°

2%
5 PM

96°

3%
7 PM

92°

3%
9 PM

88°

5%
11 PM

84°

6%
1 AM

82°

5%
3 AM

81°

7%
5 AM

79°

10%
7 AM

78°

12%
9 AM

82°

16%

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7 days

Today 8/11 Mostly Sunny 10% 96° · 78°
1. 11 AM 87° Sunny 3%
2. 12 PM 90° Sunny 2%
3. 1 PM 92° Sunny 1%
4. 2 PM 94° Sunny 1%
5. 3 PM 94° Mostly Sunny 2%
6. 4 PM 95° Partly Sunny 3%
7. 5 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 3%
8. 6 PM 93° Partly Cloudy 2%
9. 7 PM 92° Partly Cloudy 3%
10. 8 PM 91° Partly Cloudy 4%
11. 9 PM 88° Partly Cloudy 5%
12. 10 PM 85° Partly Cloudy 6%
13. 11 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 6%
Wed 8/12 Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 19% 96° · 77°
1. 12 AM 83° Mostly Clear 6%
2. 1 AM 82° Mostly Clear 5%
3. 2 AM 82° Mostly Clear 6%
4. 3 AM 81° Mostly Clear 7%
5. 4 AM 80° Mostly Clear 8%
6. 5 AM 79° Mostly Clear 10%
7. 6 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 11%
8. 7 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 12%
9. 8 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 14%
10. 9 AM 82° Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
11. 10 AM 85° Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
12. 11 AM 88° Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
13. 12 PM 90° Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
14. 1 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 13%
15. 2 PM 95° Mostly Sunny 12%
16. 3 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 11%
17. 4 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 10%
18. 5 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 7%
19. 6 PM 94° Mostly Clear 4%
20. 7 PM 92° Mostly Clear 7%
21. 8 PM 90° Mostly Clear 9%
22. 9 PM 86° Mostly Clear 11%
23. 10 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 11%
24. 11 PM 83° Mostly Clear 11%
Thu 8/13 Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny 33% 94° · 74°
1. 12 AM 82° Clear 11%
2. 1 AM 82° Mostly Clear 11%
3. 2 AM 82° Clear 10%
4. 3 AM 81° Mostly Clear 10%
5. 4 AM 79° Mostly Clear 9%
6. 5 AM 79° Clear 12%
7. 6 AM 78° Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
8. 7 AM 76° Partly Sunny 14%
9. 8 AM 77° Partly Sunny 14%
10. 9 AM 80° Partly Sunny 14%
11. 10 AM 82° Partly Sunny 14%
12. 11 AM 85° Mostly Sunny 14%
13. 12 PM 87° Mostly Sunny 14%
14. 1 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 10%
15. 2 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 10%
16. 3 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 10%
17. 4 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 10%
18. 5 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 10%
19. 6 PM 91° Partly Cloudy 10%
20. 7 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
21. 8 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
22. 9 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
23. 10 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
24. 11 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
Fri 8/14 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny 33% 94° · 76°
1. 12 AM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
2. 1 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
3. 2 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
4. 3 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
5. 4 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
6. 5 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
7. 6 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
8. 7 AM 74° Partly Sunny 9%
9. 8 AM 76° Partly Sunny 9%
10. 9 AM 78° Partly Sunny 9%
11. 10 AM 81° Partly Sunny 9%
12. 11 AM 84° Mostly Sunny 9%
13. 12 PM 87° Mostly Sunny 9%
14. 1 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 3%
15. 2 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 3%
16. 3 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 3%
17. 4 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 3%
18. 5 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 3%
19. 6 PM 91° Partly Cloudy 3%
20. 7 PM 89° Partly Cloudy 4%
21. 8 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 4%
22. 9 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 4%
23. 10 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 4%
24. 11 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 4%
Sat 8/15 Mostly Sunny 9% 96° · 77°
1. 12 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 4%
2. 1 AM 79° Partly Cloudy 9%
3. 2 AM 79° Partly Cloudy 9%
4. 3 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 9%
5. 4 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 9%
6. 5 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 9%
7. 6 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 9%
8. 7 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 3%
9. 8 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 3%
10. 9 AM 81° Mostly Sunny 3%
11. 10 AM 84° Mostly Sunny 3%
12. 11 AM 87° Mostly Sunny 3%
13. 12 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 3%
14. 1 PM 92° Sunny 1%
15. 2 PM 94° Sunny 1%
16. 3 PM 95° Sunny 1%
17. 4 PM 95° Sunny 1%
18. 5 PM 94° Sunny 1%
19. 6 PM 93° Mostly Clear 1%
20. 7 PM 91° Mostly Clear 6%
21. 8 PM 89° Mostly Clear 6%
22. 9 PM 86° Mostly Clear 6%
23. 10 PM 84° Mostly Clear 6%
24. 11 PM 83° Mostly Clear 6%
Sun 8/16 Sunny 27% 93° · 72°
1. 12 AM 82° Mostly Clear 6%
2. 1 AM 81° Mostly Clear 9%
3. 2 AM 80° Mostly Clear 9%
4. 3 AM 79° Mostly Clear 9%
5. 4 AM 78° Mostly Clear 9%
6. 5 AM 77° Mostly Clear 9%
7. 6 AM 77° Sunny 9%
8. 7 AM 77° Mostly Sunny 7%
9. 8 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 7%
10. 9 AM 81° Mostly Sunny 7%
11. 10 AM 84° Mostly Sunny 7%
12. 11 AM 87° Mostly Sunny 7%
13. 12 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 7%
14. 1 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 2%
15. 2 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 2%
16. 3 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 2%
17. 4 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 2%
18. 5 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 2%
19. 6 PM 90° Partly Cloudy 2%
20. 7 PM 88° Partly Cloudy 5%
21. 8 PM 85° Partly Cloudy 5%
22. 9 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 5%
23. 10 PM 80° Partly Cloudy 5%
24. 11 PM 78° Partly Cloudy 5%
Mon 8/17 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27% 85° · 70°
1. 12 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 5%
2. 1 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
3. 2 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
4. 3 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
5. 4 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
6. 5 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
7. 6 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
8. 7 AM 72° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
9. 8 AM 73° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
10. 9 AM 74° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
11. 10 AM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
12. 11 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
13. 12 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
14. 1 PM 82° Mostly Sunny 9%
15. 2 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 9%
16. 3 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 9%
17. 4 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 9%
18. 5 PM 84° Mostly Sunny 9%
19. 6 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 9%
20. 7 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 8%
21. 8 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 8%
22. 9 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 8%
23. 10 PM 75° Partly Cloudy 8%

Extended outlook days 8–16

Tue 8/18 Drizzle 9% 88° · 67°
Wed 8/19 Mostly Sunny 9% 92° · 72°
Thu 8/20 Mostly Sunny 7% 103° · 69°
Fri 8/21 Drizzle 13% 110° · 72°
Sat 8/22 Drizzle 21% 84° · 67°
Sun 8/23 Cloudy 16% 77° · 59°
Mon 8/24 Cloudy 16% 78° · 48°
Tue 8/25 Cloudy 23% 79° · 51°
Wed 8/26 Sunny 19% 89° · 56°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Saturday, 8/15

Mostly Sunny, 96° / 77°

Tomorrow96°77°
Thu94°74°
Fri94°76°
Sat96°77°
Sun93°72°
Mon85°70°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

RunTomorrow 6 AM
warm at 72°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (27%) · pollen moderate today
Excellent86 / 100
BikeTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 78°F · light wind (7 mph) · slight chance of rain (11%) · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100
GolfTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 78°F · light wind (7 mph) · slight chance of rain (11%) · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100
PicnicTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 78°F · light wind (7 mph) · slight chance of rain (11%) · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100
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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 109. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 109. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint: LSX 20,87
Radar station: KLSX
Time zone: America/Chicago
Coordinates: 38.952, -92.334