California, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
California weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle20%—88°73°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain27%0.30″87°70°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——83°67°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——84°64°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——91°66°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers25%0.01″88°70°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast48%—88°73°0°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.9 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 6.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 53
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
California at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 65018
16-Day Forecast — California
- Sat89°73°20%
- Sun87°70°27%
- Mon83°67°6%
- Tue84°64°5%
- Wed91°66°7%
- Thu88°70°25%
- Fri88°73°48%
- Sat77°63°21%
- Sun79°60°8%
- Mon79°58°6%
- Tue78°59°8%
- Wed86°58°11%
- Thu87°63°16%
- Fri88°67°20%
- Sat77°68°26%
- Sun78°65°32%
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 — California
SPC has placed California 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 California
- 65018
- 65055