Craig, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Craig weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain72%0.22″86°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast12%—89°68°+3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——87°68°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast27%—94°68°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail49%0.13″89°70°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle30%0.01″89°67°0°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.7 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Craig at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 64437
16-Day Forecast — Craig
- Sat84°68°72%
- Sun89°68°12%
- Mon87°68°6%
- Tue88°68°4%
- Wed94°68°27%
- Thu89°70°49%
- Fri89°67°30%
- Sat87°72°11%
- Sun78°61°7%
- Mon82°58°4%
- Tue85°62°5%
- Wed84°65°17%
- Thu84°68°11%
- Fri84°66°14%
- Sat86°69°13%
- Sun89°69°19%
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 — Craig
SPC has placed Craig 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 Craig
- 64437