Alma, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alma weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle35%—83°69°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Snow Shwrs22%2.4″88°64°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°69°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——84°65°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——89°67°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers38%—86°70°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast38%—85°72°-1°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.6 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 1.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Alma at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 64001
16-Day Forecast — Alma
- Sat83°69°35%
- Sun88°64°22%
- Mon85°69°9%
- Tue84°65°0%
- Wed89°67°6%
- Thu86°70°38%
- Fri85°72°38%
- Sat79°64°14%
- Sun80°60°10%
- Mon80°57°4%
- Tue78°60°3%
- Wed83°59°17%
- Thu84°64°14%
- Fri86°70°17%
- Sat84°68°19%
- Sun79°63°29%
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 — Alma
SPC has placed Alma 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 Alma
- 64001