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Missouri River at Kansas City, MO

USGS gauge 06893000 · drainage 484,100 sq mi · observed Oct 16, 8:30 PM CDT · 50 min old

Weather alerts Official NWS

Frost Advisory · Minor · Miami; Linn; Leavenworth; Wyandotte; Johnson; Schuyler; Adair; Clinton; Caldwell; Livingston; Linn; Macon; Platte; Clay; Ray; Carroll; Chariton; Randolph; Jackson; Lafayette; Saline; Cass; Johnson
Frost Advisory issued October 16 at 9:40AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Ends Oct 17, 9:00 AM CDT

Source: National Weather Service alerts for the gauge location, fetched Oct 16, 9:13 PM CDT.

River forecast Official NWS

Time (gauge-local)	Gage height	Flow
Oct 17, 1:00 AM CDT	13.1 ft	59,800 cfs
Oct 17, 7:00 AM CDT	13.0 ft	59,100 cfs
Oct 17, 1:00 PM CDT	13.0 ft	59,100 cfs
Oct 17, 7:00 PM CDT	13.0 ft	59,100 cfs
Oct 18, 1:00 AM CDT	13.1 ft	59,800 cfs
Oct 18, 7:00 AM CDT	13.1 ft	59,800 cfs
Oct 18, 1:00 PM CDT	13.2 ft	60,400 cfs
Oct 18, 7:00 PM CDT	13.2 ft	60,400 cfs
Oct 19, 1:00 AM CDT	13.1 ft	59,800 cfs
Oct 19, 7:00 AM CDT	13.1 ft	59,800 cfs
Oct 19, 1:00 PM CDT	13.1 ft	59,800 cfs
Oct 19, 7:00 PM CDT	13.1 ft	59,800 cfs

Source: National Weather Service forecast point KCDM7, issued Oct 16, 9:30 AM CDT. Official forecasts change as rain and releases change.

Radar Official NWS

Source: National Weather Service radar, station KEAX. The loop is served live by the NWS and shows its own frame times.

Recent rain at the gauge location Official NWS

Window	Rain	Valid through
Last 24 h	0.00 in	Oct 16, 8:00 PM CDT
Last 2 days	0.30 in	Oct 16, 7:00 AM CDT
Last 3 days	2.16 in	Oct 16, 7:00 AM CDT

Source: NWS River Forecast Center multisensor precipitation estimate, 4 km grid at the gauge location, fetched Oct 16, 9:13 PM CDT. Estimate, not a gauge at the stream. Each window is a separate NWS product with its own valid-through time, so a longer window can end earlier than a shorter one.

Forecast rain totals Official NWS

Window	Forecast rain
Next 6 hours	0.00 in
Next 12 hours	0.00 in
Next 24 hours	0.00 in
Next 48 hours	0.00 in
Next 72 hours	0.00 in
Next 7 days	0.00 in

Source: National Weather Service gridpoint quantitative precipitation forecast at the gauge location, updated Oct 16, 7:26 PM CDT. A forecast, not a measurement.

8 to 14 day outlook Official NWS

Variable	Leaning	Probability
Temperature	Above	60%
Precipitation	Above	40%

Source: NOAA Climate Prediction Center 8 to 14 day outlook for Oct 24 to Oct 30, issued Oct 16. A probability is the chance of the leaning category (above, near or below normal) for the whole period, not an amount.

Hourly forecast, next 24 hours Official NWS

	9p	10p	11p	Sat	1a	2a	3a	4a	5a	6a	7a	8a	9a	10a	11a	12p	1p	2p	3p	4p	5p	6p	7p	8p
Temp °F	45	45	44	42	41	40	39	38	37	37	37	36	40	44	48	51	55	57	57	58	57	56	53	49
Wind mph	10	9	8	7	6	5	3	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Gust mph	14	12	10	8	7	6	5	5	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5
Direction	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S
Cloud %	63	60	49	38	27	19	11	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Rain in/h	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rain chance %	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: National Weather Service gridpoint forecast, updated Oct 16, 7:26 PM CDT; rain chance from the NWS hourly point forecast. Hours are gauge-local. Darker cells mean a higher value in that row.

Weather forecast Official NWS

Tonight

36°F

Partly Cloudy then Patchy Frost

Wind 2 to 10 mph N

2% rain

Saturday

59°F

Patchy Frost then Sunny

Wind 0 to 3 mph WNW

0% rain

Saturday Night

39°F

Clear

Wind 5 mph S

0% rain

Sunday

66°F

Sunny

Wind 5 to 9 mph S

0% rain

Sunday Night

45°F

Mostly Clear

Wind 3 to 7 mph S

0% rain

Monday

69°F

Mostly Sunny

Wind 6 mph SSE

0% rain

Monday Night

48°F

Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 mph SE

7% rain

Tuesday

74°F

Mostly Sunny

Wind 6 mph SSE

3% rain

Tuesday Night

53°F

Mostly Clear

Wind 5 mph SSE

4% rain

Wednesday

77°F

Sunny

Wind 7 mph S

4% rain

Wednesday Night

57°F

Mostly Clear

Wind 6 mph S

3% rain

Thursday

80°F

Sunny

Wind 6 mph S

3% rain

Thursday Night

59°F

Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 mph SSE

2% rain

Friday

80°F

Mostly Sunny

Wind 5 to 8 mph SSE

11% rain

Source: National Weather Service point forecast, updated Oct 16, 7:26 PM CDT.

Air conditions Weather station

Measure	Value
Air temperature	46 °F
Wind	NNW 6 mph
Pressure	30.56 inHg
Visibility	10 mi

Source: National Weather Service station KMKC, observed Oct 16, 9:00 PM CDT.

Sun Computed

Event	Time (gauge-local)
Sunrise	7:29 AM CDT
Sunset	6:40 PM CDT

Source: computed from the gauge location and date 2026-10-16. No external data.

Sources and method

Forecasts, alerts and observations: National Weather Service. NWS material is not subject to copyright. Terms
River forecasts and flood stages: National Weather Service. National Water Model guidance: NOAA. Terms
Rain estimates and radar: NOAA and National Weather Service. Terms
Outlook: NOAA Climate Prediction Center. Terms
Data: U.S. Geological Survey. Terms

USGS daily statistics, downloaded 2026-10-12

Percentile method: trailing 24 h mean vs USGS daily percentiles for calendar date 10-16.

Percentile is estimated from USGS published daily percentiles. Readings are provisional until USGS reviews them. Not endorsed by USGS, NOAA or the National Weather Service. Not for navigation or safety-of-life decisions; the absence of an alert is not a statement that conditions are safe.