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Albany, Missouri Weather

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

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

Albany, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 1:05 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
77%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Sunset
3:50 PM
Albany, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlbany, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 36% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 69°H 81°
Albany, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    50%
    0.98″
    81°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    11%
    1.0″
    84°69°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    85°67°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    86°66°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    91°67°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    41%
    87°74°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    31%
    84°67°-3°
Albany, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
031° · backing 144°
Direction
NNE
031°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 25 @ 3:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 121SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Albany, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.2
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.2
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+1.8
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.0980.5984.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Albany, MO
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 11 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
4.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Albany, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
41.4mi
UNLIMITED
48 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
18:05 UTC · Albany, 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
18:05 UTC · Albany, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Albany, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Albany, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Albany, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:21 AM
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
3:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:24 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Albany, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 PM
Moonset
10:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Albany, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Albany at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 64402

16-Day Forecast — Albany

  1. Sat81°69°50%
  2. Sun84°69°11%
  3. Mon85°67°3%
  4. Tue86°66°1%
  5. Wed91°67°8%
  6. Thu87°74°41%
  7. Fri84°67°31%
  8. Sat78°62°8%
  9. Sun80°60°6%
  10. Mon81°59°6%
  11. Tue82°60°4%
  12. Wed86°57°12%
  13. Thu89°64°13%
  14. Fri88°75°10%
  15. Sat85°65°10%
  16. Sun78°60°16%

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 — Albany

SPC includes Albany in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Albany

  • 64402

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.