Ava, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ava weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain35%1.2″96°72°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle35%0.04″90°71°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle27%—87°69°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast15%—87°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——94°68°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—97°69°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle27%—91°76°-6°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 8.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ava at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 65608
16-Day Forecast — Ava
- Sat96°72°35%
- Sun90°71°35%
- Mon87°69°27%
- Tue87°65°15%
- Wed94°68°8%
- Thu97°69°12%
- Fri91°76°27%
- Sat79°64°16%
- Sun80°60°9%
- Mon80°58°6%
- Tue83°59°4%
- Wed86°62°3%
- Thu89°62°11%
- Fri88°66°11%
- Sat80°66°20%
- Sun79°66°20%
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 — Ava
SPC has placed Ava 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 Ava
- 65608