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Thunderstorms Possible Today

5 Day Outlook

KSGF Weather Radar Outage Sep 4th-9th

Driest August on Record (Springfield Airport)

Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible along a cold front this afternoon into the late evening, mainly north of Interstate 44. The primary threat will be hail up to 1 inch with the secondary threat being damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph.

A cold front will pass through the area this evening and bring cooler temperatures and our best chance for thunderstorms mainly for areas north of I-44. Some may be strong to severe. Another cold front moves through on Friday bringing another chance for rain throughout the day. Then, temperatures in the 70s stick around for the weekend.

The National Weather Service WSR-88D radar KSGF will be down for radar panel work September 4th through September 9th . Please utilize surrounding radars during this timeframe.

After a much wetter than average late Spring and early Summer, the Springfield Airport recorded its driest August on record! An important note, though, is that some areas of the city and southwest Missouri received much more rain than the airport itself due to the small nature of this summer's thunderstorms. More August climate information for Springfield, Joplin, Rolla, and West Plains can be found here: https://www.weather.gov/media/sgf/climate/2025/august_2025_climate_summary.pdf