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Thursday 8:55 AM CDTThursday 8:55 AM

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69°F

Light Rain

  • 80° / 68° High / Low
  • 69° Feels Like
  • 0% Chance of Rain

Wind

9 mph

SSE

UV Index

5

Moderate

Humidity

100%

Dew 69°F

Sun

6:20 AM · 8:17 PM

Rise · Set

Source: BOONE MUNI (KBNW). Slider scrubs the next 12 hours.

5-Day Outlook

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Thursday

80° 68°

Thunderstorms

Overnight: Thunderstorms Likely

Detailed forecast

Thursday

Showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 67, with temperatures rising to around 69 overnight. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Friday

84° 69°

Thunderstorms Likely

Overnight: Chance of Thunderstorms

Detailed forecast

Friday

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. East southeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday

86° 68°

Chance of Thunderstorms

Overnight: Thunderstorms Likely

Detailed forecast

Saturday

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday

82° 64°

Chance of Thunderstorms

Overnight: Isolated T-storm

Detailed forecast

Sunday

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Monday

78° 62°

Partly Sunny

Overnight: Partly Cloudy

Detailed forecast

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

Night

A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

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