Alexandria, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alexandria weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast17%—89°72°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle13%—88°71°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——82°66°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——83°63°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——89°65°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm35%0.01″84°71°-5°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle35%0.11″85°68°+1°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
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 48 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 25
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:00 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Alexandria at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 63430
16-Day Forecast — Alexandria
- Sat89°72°17%
- Sun88°71°13%
- Mon82°66°7%
- Tue83°63°2%
- Wed89°65°8%
- Thu84°71°35%
- Fri85°68°35%
- Sat73°63°17%
- Sun77°60°8%
- Mon77°59°5%
- Tue78°58°10%
- Wed83°58°12%
- Thu85°65°16%
- Fri81°66°19%
- Sat83°66°13%
- Sun76°62°14%
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 — Alexandria
SPC has placed Alexandria 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 Alexandria
- 63430