Essex, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Essex weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast11%—93°73°—
- SundayJul 5Showers27%0.37″88°71°-5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast40%—87°71°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast21%—87°67°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear11%—90°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—94°71°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast33%—94°78°0°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 56 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy 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 56 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 8.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Essex at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 63846
16-Day Forecast — Essex
- Sat93°73°11%
- Sun88°71°27%
- Mon87°71°40%
- Tue87°67°21%
- Wed90°67°11%
- Thu94°71°14%
- Fri94°78°33%
- Sat83°72°30%
- Sun81°64°15%
- Mon82°61°7%
- Tue83°64°7%
- Wed85°63°7%
- Thu85°66°16%
- Fri88°70°17%
- Sat80°70°23%
- Sun81°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 — Essex
SPC has placed Essex 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 Essex
- 63846