Sedalia, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sedalia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain21%0.42″90°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast49%—90°73°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%—85°69°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—85°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear15%—87°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—91°67°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast50%—93°77°+2°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.0 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 1.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:45 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sedalia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42079
16-Day Forecast — Sedalia
- Sat90°69°21%
- Sun90°73°49%
- Mon85°69°18%
- Tue85°66°11%
- Wed87°64°15%
- Thu91°67°19%
- Fri93°77°50%
- Sat83°71°49%
- Sun79°63°27%
- Mon80°58°15%
- Tue82°62°7%
- Wed85°62°18%
- Thu83°66°29%
- Fri88°68°39%
- Sat78°68°39%
- Sun77°68°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Sedalia
SPC has placed Sedalia in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Sedalia
- 42079
- 42066