Joplin, Missouri Weather Forecast
Today in Joplin: slight rain with a high near 76°F and a low around 57°F. Rain chance 88%. No day tops a 20% rain chance through Wednesday. Cooling trend: highs fall from 76°F today to 66°F by Sunday.
Forecast updated 9:05 AM CDT, Oct 15
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7-Day Forecast for Joplin
Today 10/15
76°/57°
88%
Fri 10/16
56°/46°
10%
Sat 10/17
60°/39°
0%
Sun 10/18
66°/41°
0%
Mon 10/19
70°/46°
1%
Tue 10/20
75°/50°
2%
Wed 10/21
79°/56°
1%
Next 24 Hours
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| Temp | 76° | 76° | 75° | 74° | 72° | 67° | 63° | 60° | 58° | 57° | 56° | 55° | 54° | 53° | 51° | 50° | 48° | 47° | 46° | 48° | 50° | 53° | 54° | 54° |
| Rain | 13% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 27% | 35% | 28% | 34% | 39% | 16% | 10% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Wind | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 16 | NW 17 | NNW 17 | NNW 17 | NNW 17 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 14 | NNW 15 | NNW 17 | NNW 17 | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NNW 18 | NNW 19 | NNW 19 | NNW 20 | NNW 21 | NNW 21 | NNW 20 |
Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
4,736
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
1.16 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
31.87 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
74°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
1.20 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 14. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
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Current Stats & Observations
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About Joplin Weather
Joplin sits at about 1,004 feet above sea level in Jasper County, Missouri. About 84,048 people live in the Joplin area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service SGF office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KSGF. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 7a, where the coldest winter night typically falls between 0 to 5°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Apr 1 and the first fall freeze around Nov 2.
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