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Weather in Cave, Missouri

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cave, MO
Sunday, May 17 at 3:54 AM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
73°
Humidity
78%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Cave, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
10p
61°
11p
61°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
59°
3a
58°
12%
4a
60°
39%
5a
59°
37%
6a
59°
18%
7a
60°
10%
8a
65°
9a
68°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
73°
8p
71°
9p
L 58°H 79°
Cave, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Showers
    60%
    79°66°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    84°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    52%
    78°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    70%
    77°57°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    43%
    63°48°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    10%
    64°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    20%
    65°53°
Cave, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
143° · veering 46°
Direction
SE
143°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 21 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 46° from the se.
Cave, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.7
-0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 29.17 inHg
Now
987.7
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-4.4
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987992
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cave, MO
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.1 μg/m³
PM 10
6.8 μg/m³
NO₂
5.3 μg/m³
Ozone
59.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cave, MO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cave, MO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 AM
Moonset
1:40 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cave, MO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cave at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Cave

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.