Official alert
Extreme Heat Watch
Extreme Heat Watch issued August 30 at 12:25PM CDT until September 4 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Read the official alert ↗Needs attention
Current concerns
Outside today
An easy start, then real heat.
93° now; temperatures climb toward 98°.
Right now93°Clear
- Rain
- 0%peak today
- Wind
- 14 mphgusts to 23
- Air
- 56US AQI · Moderate
How today changes
The next 24 hours
A quiet start gives way to real heat later today.
- 94°0% rainGusts 15 mph
- 96°0% rainGusts 14 mph
- 97°0% rainGusts 13 mph
- 97°0% rainGusts 13 mph
- 98°0% rainGusts 14 mph
- 96°0% rainGusts 15 mph
- 93°0% rainGusts 17 mph
- 91°0% rainGusts 17 mph
- 85°0% rainGusts 21 mph
- 82°0% rainGusts 23 mph
- 81°0% rainGusts 22 mph
- 79°0% rainGusts 20 mph
- 78°0% rainGusts 18 mph
- 77°0% rainGusts 17 mph
- 76°0% rainGusts 15 mph
- 74°0% rainGusts 14 mph
- 73°0% rainGusts 14 mph
- 73°0% rainGusts 14 mph
- 72°0% rainGusts 14 mph
- 75°0% rainGusts 15 mph
- 80°0% rainGusts 17 mph
- 87°0% rainGusts 17 mph
- 91°0% rainGusts 15 mph
- 94°0% rainGusts 13 mph
See the full 24 hours
- 94°0% rainGusts 15 mph
- 96°0% rainGusts 14 mph
- 97°0% rainGusts 13 mph
- 97°0% rainGusts 13 mph
- 98°0% rainGusts 14 mph
- 96°0% rainGusts 15 mph
- 93°0% rainGusts 17 mph
- 91°0% rainGusts 17 mph
- 85°0% rainGusts 21 mph
- 82°0% rainGusts 23 mph
- 81°0% rainGusts 22 mph
- 79°0% rainGusts 20 mph
- 78°0% rainGusts 18 mph
- 77°0% rainGusts 17 mph
- 76°0% rainGusts 15 mph
- 74°0% rainGusts 14 mph
- 73°0% rainGusts 14 mph
- 73°0% rainGusts 14 mph
- 72°0% rainGusts 14 mph
- 75°0% rainGusts 15 mph
- 80°0% rainGusts 17 mph
- 87°0% rainGusts 17 mph
- 91°0% rainGusts 15 mph
- 94°0% rainGusts 13 mph
A little farther out
The next five days
Today brings notable heat.
- Rain
- 0%
- Wind
- 23 mph
Monday brings notable heat.
- Rain
- 0%
- Wind
- 20 mph
Tuesday brings notable heat.
- Rain
- 0%
- Wind
- 15 mph
Wednesday brings notable heat.
- Rain
- 2%
- Wind
- 14 mph
Thursday brings notable heat.
- Rain
- 4%
- Wind
- 14 mph
- 98° / 81°Today brings notable heat.0% rain · Wind 23 mph
- 99° / 72°Monday brings notable heat.0% rain · Wind 20 mph
- 98° / 73°Tuesday brings notable heat.0% rain · Wind 15 mph
- 97° / 74°Wednesday brings notable heat.2% rain · Wind 14 mph
- 97° / 74°Thursday brings notable heat.4% rain · Wind 14 mph
Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke
Air quality
Springfield area · Updated Sun 12:00 PMNo fresh outlook yet.
See air-quality report
Sky check
Light smoke overhead
Satellite view · Updated Sun 12:41 PMAir near ground56 · Moderate US AQI
See smoke mapHow we know
Air quality describes Springfield area, about 5 miles from this place.
Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.
Sources AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters
Rain, in motion
Springfield radar
Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 1:20 PM CDT.
An active official alert is in effect. Its affected area is described above the briefing.
Radar loads when you reach it.
LightHeavy
The map shows NOAA/NWS base reflectivity around Springfield for the selected time. Brighter colors indicate stronger radar returns; the timeline above provides the rain outlook without requiring the map.
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Sources and limits
Weather observations, forecasts, alerts, and radar come from official NOAA and National Weather Service sources. Environmental sections keep their own source labels and update times. The default view represents Springfield, MO, not every street.