Big Lake, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Big Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle71%0.07″82°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——89°67°+7°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°67°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—96°68°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle50%—88°72°-8°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle23%—85°68°-3°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 5.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Big Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Big Lake
- Sat82°69°71%
- Sun89°67°9%
- Mon88°66°2%
- Tue88°67°1%
- Wed96°68°11%
- Thu88°72°50%
- Fri85°68°23%
- Sat81°62°10%
- Sun83°60°5%
- Mon84°63°6%
- Tue85°61°3%
- Wed90°59°17%
- Thu96°68°11%
- Fri98°76°14%
- Sat85°65°13%
- Sun80°60°19%
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 — Big Lake
SPC has placed Big Lake 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 Big Lake
- 64437