073  
FNUS73 KEAX 071208  
FWSEAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR REED...MDC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO  
608 AM CST WED JAN 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 CST ON JANUARY 07.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT 1-800-438-0596, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES PREVAIL MUCH OF THE DAY WITH  
TEMPERATURES RISING IN TO THE MID 60S AND RH VALUES DOWN TO AROUND  
30 PERCENT. LIGHTER WINDS MITIGATE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS,  
PREDOMINANTLY OUT OF THE S/SSW TO 10MPH SUSTAINED.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.  
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........21 26 22 20 12 22 21 29 32 42 41  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............39 39 43 50 56 60 63 64 65 62 58  
RH..............62 62 57 46 40 36 32 31 31 35 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 9 10 10 12 12 12 10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 15 16 18 20 20 21 21 18 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.8 0.9 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 15 17 17 17 16 18 14 14  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN AFTER 3 AM. CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT INCREASING TO 18 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 20 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........43 44 38 43 45 54 68 81 89 92 94 93  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20  
TEMP............55 52 51 51 49 49 48 49 49 51 51 52  
RH..............47 52 56 54 61 61 65 66 68 66 68 69  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 18 20 18 18 18 17 17 17 18 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 17 18 18 17 17 17 17 16 18 20  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN THROUGH THE  
DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................98 PERCENT DECREASING TO 71 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 26  
TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........93 95 96 94 94 93 92 88 85 81 74 66  
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH  
CWR.............90 90 90 100 100 100 90 90 90 70 70 70  
TEMP............50 51 50 51 53 54 57 59 60 61 60 59  
RH..............80 86 96 100 100 100 96 93 93 90 90 90  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 12 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 16 16 17 18 18 20 21 22 22 20 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.2 1.9 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 18 15 20 22 24 26 29 30 29 28  
 
 
FORECASTER...WFO EAX  
REQUESTED BY...RICK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528263.2/EAX  
.DELDT 01/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RICHARD.BREDESEN@MDC.MO.GOV  
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