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Ashland, Missouri Weather

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

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

Ashland, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 1:06 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
67%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:49 AM
Sunset
3:37 PM
Ashland, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAshland, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 3 AM.
L 69°H 87°
Ashland, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    16%
    87°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    29%
    0.04″
    86°69°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    10%
    82°67°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    84°64°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    90°65°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    31%
    82°71°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    46%
    87°72°+5°
Ashland, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
298° · veering 109°
Direction
WNW
298°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 16 @ 11:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 173SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 109° from the wnw.
Ashland, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.7
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.7
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983986
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.3982.8984.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ashland, MO
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
+6 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.7 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
10.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 52 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
8.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 52

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Ashland, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.4mi
UNLIMITED
62 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
18:06 UTC · Ashland, 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
18:06 UTC · Ashland, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ashland, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ashland, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ashland, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
12:49 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
3:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ashland, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 PM
Moonset
10:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ashland, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ashland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 65010

16-Day Forecast — Ashland

  1. Sat87°73°16%
  2. Sun86°69°29%
  3. Mon82°67°10%
  4. Tue84°64°3%
  5. Wed90°65°7%
  6. Thu82°71°31%
  7. Fri87°72°46%
  8. Sat78°62°19%
  9. Sun78°60°8%
  10. Mon79°58°5%
  11. Tue79°59°8%
  12. Wed84°58°7%
  13. Thu86°62°13%
  14. Fri88°64°16%
  15. Sat79°68°19%
  16. Sun78°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 — Ashland

SPC has placed Ashland 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 Ashland

  • 65010

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.