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Dover, Missouri Weather

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

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

Dover, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 12:16 PM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
88°
Humidity
61%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Sunset
3:44 PM
Dover, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDover, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 4 AM.
L 69°H 83°
Dover, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    22%
    0.04″
    83°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    24%
    0.07″
    89°69°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    84°68°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    85°67°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    89°67°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    41%
    89°70°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    41%
    0.02″
    90°71°+1°
Dover, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
286° · veering 81°
Direction
WNW
286°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
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 6 · pk 23 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 171SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 81° from the wnw.
Dover, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.1
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.1
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+2.6
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.1984.4989.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Dover, MO
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 11 PM

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
8.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 27

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.9 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Dover, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
96%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.5mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
17:16 UTC · Dover, 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
17:16 UTC · Dover, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dover, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dover, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dover, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:22 AM
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
3:44 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dover, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 PM
Moonset
10:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dover, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dover at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°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: 64022

16-Day Forecast — Dover

  1. Sat83°69°22%
  2. Sun89°69°24%
  3. Mon84°68°19%
  4. Tue85°67°2%
  5. Wed89°67°4%
  6. Thu89°70°41%
  7. Fri90°71°41%
  8. Sat88°73°15%
  9. Sun77°62°7%
  10. Mon78°57°3%
  11. Tue81°59°8%
  12. Wed80°64°8%
  13. Thu84°65°10%
  14. Fri81°66°13%
  15. Sat86°69°13%
  16. Sun86°72°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 — Dover

SPC has placed Dover 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 Dover

  • 64022

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.