National Weather Service Forecast for: Joplin MO
Issued by: National Weather Service Springfield, MO
Updated: 2:26 pm CDT Jul 16, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 94. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Scattered
T-storms

 Tonight

Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Isolated
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
 Friday

Friday: Isolated showers before 11am, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 97. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Isolated
Showers then
Isolated
T-storms
 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly Clear

 Saturday

Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Hot

 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Mostly Clear

 Sunday

Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
Hot

 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 76.
Clear

 Monday

Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Hot
Hi 88 °F Lo 72 °F Hi 90 °F Lo 74 °F Hi 92 °F Lo 75 °F Hi 95 °F Lo 76 °F Hi 98 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

This Afternoon
 
 Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Heat index values as high as 94. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
 
 Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Friday
 
 Isolated showers before 11am, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 97. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Saturday
 
 Sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Sunday
 
 Sunny and hot, with a high near 95.
Sunday Night
 
 Clear, with a low around 76.
Monday
 
 Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Monday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
Tuesday
 
 Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
Tuesday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Wednesday
 
 Sunny and hot, with a high near 92.
Wednesday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Thursday
 
 Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 94.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Joplin MO.