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Arcola, Missouri Weather

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

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

Arcola, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 1:04 PM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
102°
Humidity
49%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:59 AM
Sunset
3:40 PM
Arcola, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastArcola, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 70°H 93°
Arcola, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    33%
    93°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    0.03″
    91°70°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    87°68°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    88°67°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    92°70°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    14%
    89°76°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    88°74°-1°
Arcola, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
247° · veering 52°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
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 6 · pk 14 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 297SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Arcola, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.9
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.97 inHg
Now
980.9
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978981
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.4977.9980.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Arcola, MO
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+7 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
7.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 37

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Arcola, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
15%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
78.9mi
UNLIMITED
80 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
18:04 UTC · Arcola, 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
18:04 UTC · Arcola, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Arcola, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Arcola, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Arcola, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:29 AM
Sunrise
12:59 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
3:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:12 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Arcola, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 PM
Moonset
10:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Arcola, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Arcola at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 65603

16-Day Forecast — Arcola

  1. Sat93°73°33%
  2. Sun91°70°22%
  3. Mon87°68°7%
  4. Tue88°67°6%
  5. Wed92°70°4%
  6. Thu89°76°14%
  7. Fri88°74°40%
  8. Sat77°67°22%
  9. Sun80°61°9%
  10. Mon80°59°6%
  11. Tue82°60°4%
  12. Wed86°63°3%
  13. Thu86°65°6%
  14. Fri86°71°13%
  15. Sat80°68°13%
  16. Sun81°64°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 — Arcola

SPC has placed Arcola in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Arcola

  • 65603

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.