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Birch Tree, Missouri Weather

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

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

Birch Tree, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 1:16 PM
90
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
100°
Humidity
58%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:51 AM
Sunset
3:29 PM
Birch Tree, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBirch Tree, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 70°H 93°
Birch Tree, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    19%
    0.20″
    93°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    34%
    0.07″
    89°70°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    34%
    93°67°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    18%
    91°65°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    94°66°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    21%
    98°69°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    29%
    88°75°-10°
Birch Tree, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
262° · veering 70°
Direction
W
262°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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 5 · pk 15 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 194SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Birch Tree, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.7
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.96 inHg
Now
980.7
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980983
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.7979.8980.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Birch Tree, MO
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 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
9.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
7.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 39

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Birch Tree, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
29%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
65.6mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
18:16 UTC · Birch Tree, 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
18:16 UTC · Birch Tree, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Birch Tree, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Birch Tree, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Birch Tree, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:21 AM
Sunrise
12:51 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
3:29 PM
Civil dusk
9:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Birch Tree, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 PM
Moonset
10:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Birch Tree, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Birch Tree at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°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: 65438

16-Day Forecast — Birch Tree

  1. Sat93°72°19%
  2. Sun89°70°34%
  3. Mon93°67°34%
  4. Tue91°65°18%
  5. Wed94°66°9%
  6. Thu98°69°21%
  7. Fri88°75°29%
  8. Sat87°67°19%
  9. Sun84°61°10%
  10. Mon84°59°6%
  11. Tue86°59°5%
  12. Wed87°61°18%
  13. Thu89°63°23%
  14. Fri90°69°10%
  15. Sat78°68°23%
  16. Sun77°67°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 — Birch Tree

SPC has placed Birch Tree 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 Birch Tree

  • 65438

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.