Outdoor conditions in

Nelson

Missouri
Now
  1. 72°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms47% rain97% humidityGusts 15 mph
  2. 71°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms31% rain100% humidityGusts 16 mph
  3. 72°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms31% rain100% humidityGusts 18 mph
  4. 72°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms38% rain97% humidityGusts 18 mph
  5. 70°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms41% rain100% humidityGusts 20 mph
  6. 70°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms49% rain93% humidityGusts 21 mph
  7. 68°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms53% rain87% humidityGusts 23 mph
  8. 61°Chance Rain Showers37% rain100% humidityGusts 23 mph
  9. 58°Chance Rain Showers28% rain100% humidityGusts 23 mph
  10. 56°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain100% humidityGusts 20 mph
  11. 54°Cloudy3% rain100% humidityGusts 18 mph
  12. 53°Cloudy2% rain100% humidityGusts 17 mph
  13. 52°Cloudy2% rain100% humidityGusts 16 mph
  14. 51°Mostly Cloudy2% rain96% humidityGusts 16 mph
  15. 50°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 17 mph
  16. 49°Mostly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 20 mph
  17. 47°Mostly Cloudy0% rain83% humidityGusts 20 mph
  18. 45°Partly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 21 mph
  19. 44°Sunny0% rain86% humidityGusts 22 mph
  20. 44°Sunny0% rain82% humidityGusts 22 mph
  21. 43°Sunny0% rain89% humidityGusts 23 mph
  22. 46°Mostly Sunny0% rain83% humidityGusts 24 mph
  23. 50°Mostly Cloudy0% rain77% humidityGusts 26 mph
  24. 52°Mostly Cloudy0% rain71% humidityGusts 28 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
79%
Humidity
87–100%
Wind
23 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
2%
Humidity
59–100%
Wind
28 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
41–100%
Wind
9 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
40–100%
Wind
13 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
41–96%
Wind
8 mph
  1. 72° / 53°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.79% rain · Humidity 87–100% · Wind 23 mph
  2. 55° / 43°Friday looks breezy.2% rain · Humidity 59–100% · Wind 28 mph
  3. 61° / 35°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 41–100% · Wind 9 mph
  4. 68° / 36°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 40–100% · Wind 13 mph
  5. 72° / 41°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 41–96% · Wind 8 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Columbia area · Updated Thu 11:26 AM
6GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground6 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Nelson radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Nelson.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

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Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Sustained wind is 8 mph. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
97%
Wind
8 mph
Gusts
15 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Columbia area, about 39 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Nelson, MO, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.