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KEY MESSAGES

- Periods of drizzle will be possible at times mainly along and east of Highway 65 tonight into Tuesday morning. - Near-normal temperatures in the 70s to near 80 beginning Tuesday, with seasonably pleasant and dry conditions continuing through the rest of the week.

- Rain chances return this weekend (20-40%) with the highest chances occurring over central MO.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/

Issued at 1253 PM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026

Low-level clouds are sticking around the area today and keeping us cool in the upper 70s across the area. Highs are forecast to peak in the upper 70s and mid 80s with the warmer temperatures further south where clouds have been sparse. The front has made it through the area and an inverted trough was left in its place. A corridor of meager instability exists southeast of I-44 over the eastern Ozarks of 1500-2000 J/kg. Though, lift will be a bit lacking due to the post-frontal nature of the air mass that's in place now. A few isolated thunderstorms may pop up over in the eastern Ozarks this afternoon (15-30%) but are not expected to be severe. As for the convection ongoing in NE OK at this time, those storms are expected to run into dry air over SW MO and fizzle out before getting into our CWA.

Clouds begin to build back in overnight and a chance for fog returns again for early tomorrow morning. Lows will be in the low to mid 60s tonight with light northerly winds.

LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/

Issued at 1253 PM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026

High pressure will move in for mid-week and temperatures will really start to feel cooler on Tuesday and Wednesday. Though, this will be more near average for this time of year. Dewpoints will finally dip into the 50s Tuesday night making the evenings/mornings feel nice and cool as temperatures sit in the 50s. Daytime highs will be in the 70s and 80s to end the week with more rain returning this weekend as the next front moves through. Rain becomes more widespread Friday into Saturday with 20-40% POPs as the ridge begins to breakdown. Rain continues in the morning, decreasing through the day (15-20%), then back up to 20-40% Saturday into Sunday as the front slowly moves through. Highs this weekend will be in the 80s again.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 1120 PM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026

A low level stratus deck is pushing south across central Missouri late this evening and will move south over the TAF sites tonight into Tuesday morning, with MVFR to IFR conditions expected. Period of drizzle will also be possible later tonight into Tuesday morning. Visibility could be reduced at times in any drizzle that develops. North to northeasterly winds will occur through the TAF period.

SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

KS...None. MO...None.