Downing, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Downing weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—86°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle17%0.01″87°71°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°66°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——83°63°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——86°64°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm35%0.01″82°72°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers35%0.17″82°67°0°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.
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 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Downing at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 63536
16-Day Forecast — Downing
- Sat86°70°24%
- Sun87°71°17%
- Mon81°66°4%
- Tue83°63°2%
- Wed86°64°9%
- Thu82°72°35%
- Fri82°67°35%
- Sat74°61°12%
- Sun76°59°7%
- Mon78°58°5%
- Tue78°58°10%
- Wed81°57°11%
- Thu83°65°14%
- Fri81°68°16%
- Sat81°66°10%
- Sun75°60°18%
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 — Downing
SPC includes Downing in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Downing
- 63536