Cosby, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cosby weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain61%0.10″82°68°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers17%0.30″90°67°+8°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°67°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——91°67°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast35%—85°74°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle29%—85°67°0°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 3.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cosby at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 64436
16-Day Forecast — Cosby
- Sat83°68°61%
- Sun90°67°17%
- Mon86°67°1%
- Tue86°66°1%
- Wed91°67°7%
- Thu85°74°35%
- Fri85°67°29%
- Sat80°62°10%
- Sun82°60°6%
- Mon83°59°5%
- Tue83°61°3%
- Wed87°58°10%
- Thu89°65°13%
- Fri88°74°16%
- Sat87°66°29%
- Sun80°61°23%
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 — Cosby
SPC has placed Cosby in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Cosby
- 64436