Darlington, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Darlington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain54%1.3″80°69°—
- SundayJul 5Thunderstorm12%0.17″85°67°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——91°68°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm39%—87°74°-4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle31%—84°67°-3°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 3.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Darlington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 64438
16-Day Forecast — Darlington
- Sat81°69°54%
- Sun85°67°12%
- Mon86°66°3%
- Tue86°66°1%
- Wed91°68°8%
- Thu87°74°39%
- Fri84°67°31%
- Sat79°63°8%
- Sun80°60°6%
- Mon82°59°6%
- Tue83°61°4%
- Wed86°58°10%
- Thu90°65°13%
- Fri89°75°16%
- Sat85°65°29%
- Sun79°60°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 — Darlington
SPC includes Darlington in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Darlington
- 64438