Centralia, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Centralia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast12%—88°73°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle24%0.07″84°69°-4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——82°67°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——84°64°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——89°65°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle34%0.01″82°70°-7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle42%—87°71°+5°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.9 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 49 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.9 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
- 11:02 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Centralia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 65240
16-Day Forecast — Centralia
- Sat88°73°12%
- Sun84°69°24%
- Mon82°67°9%
- Tue84°64°2%
- Wed89°65°5%
- Thu82°70°34%
- Fri87°71°42%
- Sat79°63°18%
- Sun78°60°8%
- Mon79°58°4%
- Tue77°59°8%
- Wed84°58°7%
- Thu86°64°13%
- Fri87°67°16%
- Sat79°68°19%
- Sun77°63°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 — Centralia
SPC has placed Centralia 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 Centralia
- 65240