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Alba, Missouri Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alba weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Alba, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 8:30 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
80%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Sunset
3:41 PM
Alba, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlba, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 71°H 93°
Alba, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    17%
    0.08″
    93°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    23%
    89°71°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    88°70°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    10%
    90°69°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    90°70°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    92°73°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    40%
    88°77°-4°
Alba, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
224° · veering 20°
Direction
SW
224°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 20 @ 10:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 397SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 20° from the sw.
Alba, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.0
+2.6 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.00 inHg
Now
982.0
mb
3h
+2.6
mb
12h
+2.9
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979984
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.5978.8981.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Alba, MO
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~50 @ 7 PM

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Alba, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
9%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.5mi
UNLIMITED
66 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
13:30 UTC · Alba, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
13:30 UTC · Alba, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Alba, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Alba, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Alba, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:32 AM
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
3:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Alba, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Alba, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alba at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 64830

16-Day Forecast — Alba

  1. Sat93°72°17%
  2. Sun89°71°23%
  3. Mon88°70°9%
  4. Tue90°69°10%
  5. Wed90°70°2%
  6. Thu92°73°19%
  7. Fri88°77°40%
  8. Sat90°71°17%
  9. Sun85°64°9%
  10. Mon82°59°4%
  11. Tue88°61°4%
  12. Wed84°67°6%
  13. Thu86°67°10%
  14. Fri83°66°11%
  15. Sat86°68°11%
  16. Sun87°70°10%

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 — Alba

SPC has placed Alba in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.

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 Alba

  • 64830

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.