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De Kalb, Missouri Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

De Kalb weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

De Kalb, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 1:05 PM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
82%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Sunset
3:50 PM
De Kalb, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDe Kalb, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 67°H 86°
De Kalb, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    62%
    0.10″
    83°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    90°67°+7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    85°66°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    86°65°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    90°67°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    46%
    85°74°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    31%
    84°69°-1°
De Kalb, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
187° · veering 112°
Direction
S
187°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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 8 · pk 24 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 186SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 112° from the s.
De Kalb, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.5
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.84 inHg
Now
976.5
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973977
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.0972.5976.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
De Kalb, MO
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
+3 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 11 PM

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.4 µg/m³.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~83%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
6.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 21

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.4 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
De Kalb, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.5mi
UNLIMITED
64 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
18:05 UTC · De Kalb, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:05 UTC · De Kalb, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
De Kalb, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
De Kalb, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
De Kalb, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
3:50 PM
Civil dusk
9:24 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
De Kalb, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
10:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
De Kalb, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

De Kalb at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 64440

16-Day Forecast — De Kalb

  1. Sat83°69°62%
  2. Sun90°67°11%
  3. Mon85°66°2%
  4. Tue86°65°2%
  5. Wed90°67°6%
  6. Thu85°74°46%
  7. Fri84°69°31%
  8. Sat79°62°10%
  9. Sun81°59°7%
  10. Mon81°58°5%
  11. Tue81°59°2%
  12. Wed86°58°12%
  13. Thu87°63°9%
  14. Fri84°72°14%
  15. Sat85°66°11%
  16. Sun78°60°14%

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 — De Kalb

SPC has placed De Kalb 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 De Kalb

  • 64440

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.