Independence, MO Weather Forecast
Jackson County, Missouri
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Independence, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Independence, MO at a glance
Independence is home to about 120,922 people in Jackson County, across 78 square miles. It ranks 5th by population of 211 places in Missouri with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Sugar Creek, 5 miles away.
- County
- Jackson County
- Population
- 120,922 2023 est.
- Land area
- 78 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,551
- Forecast point
- 39.0855°N, 94.3521°W
How well can the network see Independence?
The nearest Doppler radar is KEAX (Kansas City, MO), to the SSE. Its lowest scan passes about 1,100 ft above Independence. That is about as close as US radar coverage gets: low-level rotation and gust fronts over Independence show up clearly. Independence is closer to its radar than 85% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KLXT (Lee's Summit Muni). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Independence
- Sugar Creek, MO5 mi
- Blue Springs, MO7 mi
- Raytown, MO9 mi
- Grain Valley, MO9 mi
- Buckner, MO9 mi
- Kansas City, MO11 mi
- Liberty, MO11 mi
- Pleasant Valley, MO11 mi
Elsewhere in Missouri
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