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Arnold, Missouri Weather

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

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

Arnold, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 10:36 AM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
52%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Sunset
3:28 PM
Arnold, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastArnold, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 39% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 72°H 95°
Arnold, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    39%
    0.05″
    95°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    27%
    0.23″
    84°72°-11°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    27%
    88°69°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    86°69°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    93°67°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    29%
    98°72°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    41%
    0.02″
    92°73°-6°
Arnold, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
266° · veering 71°
Direction
W
266°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
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 4 · pk 18 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 207SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 71° from the w.
Arnold, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.4
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.42 inHg
Now
996.4
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995999
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.4995.2996.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Arnold, MO
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.94 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
10.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
77μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 4.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
4.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 24

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Arnold, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.6mi
UNLIMITED
84 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
15:36 UTC · Arnold, 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
15:36 UTC · Arnold, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Arnold, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Arnold, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Arnold, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
3:28 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Arnold, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 PM
Moonset
10:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Arnold, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Arnold at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 63010

16-Day Forecast — Arnold

  1. Sat96°76°39%
  2. Sun84°72°27%
  3. Mon88°69°27%
  4. Tue86°69°6%
  5. Wed93°67°11%
  6. Thu98°72°29%
  7. Fri92°73°41%
  8. Sat88°74°21%
  9. Sun80°66°7%
  10. Mon80°60°6%
  11. Tue81°62°10%
  12. Wed84°64°10%
  13. Thu83°65°10%
  14. Fri81°68°9%
  15. Sat87°70°14%
  16. Sun92°72°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 — Arnold

SPC has placed Arnold 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 Arnold

  • 63010

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.