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Independence, Missouri weather · now

86°

Clear

Feels
92°
High / Low
98° / 81°
Wind
54 mph SSW
Humidity
62%
No precipitation expected in the next 1.6 hours.
GoodAir quality PollenTreeNoneGrassModerateWeedModerate
Sun 6:27 AM 8:18 PM 13h 51m
Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Independence, Missouri, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect mostly sunny today. Today's high is 98° with a low near 81°. 1 active weather alert in effect.

What to wear today

Stay cool — limit sun exposure

Extreme heat at 98°F. Light colors, hat, and shade breaks.

Next 24 hours

75° 90° 105° ↑ 98° ↓ 81° 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM 7 AM

  1. 10 AM

    87°

    0%

  2. 12 PM

    91°

    1%

  3. 2 PM

    96°

    2%

  4. 4 PM

    98°

    1%

  5. 6 PM

    96°

    0%

  6. 8 PM

    92°

    0%

  7. 10 PM

    87°

    1%

  8. 12 AM

    86°

    1%

  9. 2 AM

    85°

    1%

  10. 4 AM

    82°

    1%

  11. 6 AM

    82°

    0%

  12. 8 AM

    83°

    0%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Mostly Sunny 2% 98° · 81°
    1. 10 AM 87° Mostly Sunny
    2. 11 AM 89° Mostly Sunny 1%
    3. 12 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 1%
    4. 1 PM 94° Partly Sunny 2%
    5. 2 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 2%
    6. 3 PM 97° Mostly Sunny 2%
    7. 4 PM 98° Mostly Sunny 1%
    8. 5 PM 97° Mostly Sunny 1%
    9. 6 PM 96° Partly Cloudy
    10. 7 PM 95° Partly Cloudy
    11. 8 PM 92° Partly Cloudy
    12. 9 PM 89° Mostly Clear 1%
    13. 10 PM 87° Mostly Clear 1%
    14. 11 PM 86° Mostly Clear 1%
  2. Wed 8/12 Mostly Sunny 10% 100° · 79°
    1. 12 AM 86° Mostly Clear 1%
    2. 1 AM 85° Mostly Clear 1%
    3. 2 AM 85° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 84° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 82° Partly Cloudy 1%
    6. 5 AM 82° Partly Cloudy
    7. 6 AM 82° Mostly Sunny
    8. 7 AM 81° Mostly Sunny
    9. 8 AM 83° Partly Sunny
    10. 9 AM 85° Mostly Cloudy
    11. 10 AM 89° Mostly Sunny
    12. 11 AM 92° Mostly Sunny
    13. 12 PM 95° Mostly Sunny
    14. 1 PM 97° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 98° Sunny 1%
    16. 3 PM 99° Sunny 2%
    17. 4 PM 100° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 98° Mostly Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 97° Mostly Clear 3%
    20. 7 PM 95° Mostly Clear 4%
    21. 8 PM 92° Clear 4%
    22. 9 PM 89° Mostly Clear 4%
    23. 10 PM 87° Partly Cloudy 4%
    24. 11 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 4%
  3. Thu 8/13 Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25% 98° · 76°
    1. 12 AM 85° Partly Cloudy 4%
    2. 1 AM 84° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    3. 2 AM 83° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    4. 3 AM 82° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    5. 4 AM 81° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    6. 5 AM 80° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    7. 6 AM 79° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    8. 7 AM 79° Mostly Cloudy 6%
    9. 8 AM 81° Partly Sunny 6%
    10. 9 AM 83° Partly Sunny 6%
    11. 10 AM 86° Partly Sunny 6%
    12. 11 AM 89° Mostly Sunny 6%
    13. 12 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 6%
    14. 1 PM 94° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    15. 2 PM 96° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    16. 3 PM 97° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    17. 4 PM 97° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    18. 5 PM 96° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    19. 6 PM 95° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    20. 7 PM 92° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    21. 8 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    22. 9 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    23. 10 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    24. 11 PM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
  4. Fri 8/14 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny 25% 96° · 79°
    1. 12 AM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    2. 1 AM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    3. 2 AM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    4. 3 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    5. 4 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    6. 5 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    7. 6 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    8. 7 AM 76° Partly Sunny 9%
    9. 8 AM 79° Partly Sunny 9%
    10. 9 AM 82° Partly Sunny 9%
    11. 10 AM 85° Mostly Sunny 9%
    12. 11 AM 88° Mostly Sunny 9%
    13. 12 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 9%
    14. 1 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 10%
    15. 2 PM 94° Mostly Sunny 10%
    16. 3 PM 95° Mostly Sunny 10%
    17. 4 PM 96° Partly Sunny 10%
    18. 5 PM 95° Mostly Sunny 10%
    19. 6 PM 94° Partly Cloudy 10%
    20. 7 PM 92° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    21. 8 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    22. 9 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    23. 10 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    24. 11 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
  5. Sat 8/15 Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny 17% 98° · 78°
    1. 12 AM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    2. 1 AM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    3. 2 AM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    4. 3 AM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    5. 4 AM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    6. 5 AM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    7. 6 AM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    8. 7 AM 79° Partly Sunny 7%
    9. 8 AM 81° Partly Sunny 7%
    10. 9 AM 84° Partly Sunny 7%
    11. 10 AM 87° Partly Sunny 7%
    12. 11 AM 90° Partly Sunny 7%
    13. 12 PM 93° Partly Sunny 7%
    14. 1 PM 95° Sunny 6%
    15. 2 PM 97° Sunny 6%
    16. 3 PM 98° Sunny 6%
    17. 4 PM 98° Sunny 6%
    18. 5 PM 97° Sunny 6%
    19. 6 PM 96° Mostly Clear 6%
    20. 7 PM 94° Mostly Clear 7%
    21. 8 PM 92° Mostly Clear 7%
    22. 9 PM 89° Mostly Clear 7%
    23. 10 PM 87° Mostly Clear 7%
    24. 11 PM 86° Mostly Clear 7%
  6. Sun 8/16 Mostly Sunny 33% 94° · 72°
    1. 12 AM 85° Mostly Clear 7%
    2. 1 AM 84° Partly Cloudy 11%
    3. 2 AM 83° Partly Cloudy 11%
    4. 3 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 11%
    5. 4 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 11%
    6. 5 AM 79° Partly Cloudy 11%
    7. 6 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 11%
    8. 7 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 11%
    9. 8 AM 81° Mostly Sunny 11%
    10. 9 AM 83° Mostly Sunny 11%
    11. 10 AM 86° Mostly Sunny 11%
    12. 11 AM 88° Mostly Sunny 11%
    13. 12 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 11%
    14. 1 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 13%
    15. 2 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 13%
    16. 3 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 13%
    17. 4 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 13%
    18. 5 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 13%
    19. 6 PM 91° Partly Cloudy 13%
    20. 7 PM 89° Partly Cloudy 14%
    21. 8 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 14%
    22. 9 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 14%
    23. 10 PM 80° Partly Cloudy 14%
    24. 11 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 14%
  7. Mon 8/17 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33% 87° · 70°
    1. 12 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 14%
    2. 1 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    3. 2 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    4. 3 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    5. 4 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    6. 5 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    7. 6 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    8. 7 AM 72° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    9. 8 AM 73° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    10. 9 AM 75° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    11. 10 AM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    12. 11 AM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    13. 12 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    14. 1 PM 84° Partly Sunny 8%
    15. 2 PM 85° Partly Sunny 8%
    16. 3 PM 86° Partly Sunny 8%
    17. 4 PM 86° Partly Sunny 8%
    18. 5 PM 86° Partly Sunny 8%
    19. 6 PM 85° Mostly Cloudy 8%
    20. 7 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 6%
    21. 8 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 6%
    22. 9 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 6%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Drizzle 10% 94° · 71°
  2. Wed 8/19 Partly Cloudy 8% 96° · 69°
  3. Thu 8/20 Drizzle 6% 107° · 71°
  4. Fri 8/21 Cloudy 12% 114° · 82°
  5. Sat 8/22 Cloudy 16% 85° · 65°
  6. Sun 8/23 Cloudy 16% 81° · 58°
  7. Mon 8/24 Cloudy 22% 78° · 48°
  8. Tue 8/25 Cloudy 26% 87° · 53°
  9. Wed 8/26 Partly Cloudy 19% 96° · 58°

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.

Wednesday, 8/12

Mostly Sunny, 100° / 79°

  1. Tomorrow100°79°
  2. Thu98°76°
  3. Fri96°79°
  4. Sat98°78°
  5. Sun94°72°
  6. Mon87°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 7 AM

    warm at 72°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (15%) · rain should clear by 7 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent86 / 100
  • BikeTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 76°F · light wind (9 mph) · slight chance of rain (25%) · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • GolfTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 82°F · light wind (9 mph) · no rain expected · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • PicnicTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 82°F · light wind (9 mph) · no rain expected · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
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    Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.

    Corporate Magician Scott Henderson

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Independence

Independence in August typically averages 85° highs and 68° lows, with about 12 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 89°); the coldest is January (average low 19°). July is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan34°19°8
Feb45°27°5
Mar63°41°11
Apr69°51°16
May75°56°15
Jun84°68°16
Jul89°72°20
Aug85°68°12
Sep81°62°10
Oct73°54°8
Nov56°40°9
Dec45°29°5

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 104. Southwest wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 107. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. South southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 96. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
EAX 50,50
Radar station
KEAX
Time zone
America/Chicago
Coordinates
39.091, -94.415