Bowling Green, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bowling Green weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast15%—90°75°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers22%1.4″83°71°-7°
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—82°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——83°63°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——89°64°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle38%0.01″87°71°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle41%—88°70°+1°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.8 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 36
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bowling Green at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 63334
16-Day Forecast — Bowling Green
- Sat90°75°15%
- Sun83°71°22%
- Mon82°66°15%
- Tue83°63°3%
- Wed89°64°5%
- Thu87°71°38%
- Fri88°70°41%
- Sat78°63°23%
- Sun79°59°6%
- Mon80°58°5%
- Tue79°57°10%
- Wed85°58°13%
- Thu87°64°16%
- Fri89°66°23%
- Sat77°69°13%
- Sun78°64°13%
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 — Bowling Green
SPC has placed Bowling Green 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 Bowling Green
- 63334