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Bolivar, Missouri Weather

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

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

Bolivar, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 1:07 PM
91
°
Clear
Feels like
101°
Humidity
51%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Sunset
3:38 PM
Bolivar, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBolivar, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 69°H 92°
Bolivar, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    42%
    92°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    26%
    90°69°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    86°69°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    87°66°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    91°70°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    16%
    88°74°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    88°76°
Bolivar, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
249° · veering 45°
Direction
WSW
249°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
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 6 · pk 15 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 326SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bolivar, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.4
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.92 inHg
Now
979.4
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977981
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.5977.0979.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bolivar, MO
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+5 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.77 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
99μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
8.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 51

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Bolivar, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.4mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
18:07 UTC · Bolivar, 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
18:07 UTC · Bolivar, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bolivar, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bolivar, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bolivar, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:27 AM
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
3:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bolivar, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 PM
Moonset
10:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bolivar, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bolivar at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 65613

16-Day Forecast — Bolivar

  1. Sat92°73°42%
  2. Sun90°69°26%
  3. Mon86°69°8%
  4. Tue87°66°7%
  5. Wed91°70°4%
  6. Thu88°74°16%
  7. Fri88°76°40%
  8. Sat79°67°23%
  9. Sun80°60°10%
  10. Mon80°59°6%
  11. Tue81°60°5%
  12. Wed85°62°5%
  13. Thu87°65°6%
  14. Fri88°68°11%
  15. Sat79°69°17%
  16. Sun81°65°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 — Bolivar

SPC has placed Bolivar 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 Bolivar

  • 65613

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.