Belton, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Belton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain53%0.23″79°67°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy——90°63°+11°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°68°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——85°65°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——89°67°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast38%—89°75°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle38%0.01″85°71°-4°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.2 µg/m³.
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 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Belton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- 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: 64012
16-Day Forecast — Belton
- Sat79°67°53%
- Sun90°63°8%
- Mon84°68°2%
- Tue85°65°1%
- Wed89°67°4%
- Thu89°75°38%
- Fri85°71°38%
- Sat82°65°12%
- Sun80°59°7%
- Mon79°58°5%
- Tue80°60°4%
- Wed83°59°14%
- Thu85°63°16%
- Fri88°71°23%
- Sat86°69°23%
- Sun79°63°39%
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 — Belton
SPC has placed Belton 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 Belton
- 64012