Fordland, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fordland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain64%2.4″85°67°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle—0.03″85°66°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°67°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——90°67°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—94°70°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast32%—82°77°-12°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle22%—91°70°+9°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 40 now. With UV 4.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 4.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fordland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 65652
16-Day Forecast — Fordland
- Sun85°67°64%
- Mon85°66°6%
- Tue83°67°4%
- Wed90°67°3%
- Thu94°70°13%
- Fri82°77°32%
- Sat91°70°22%
- Sun89°70°12%
- Mon91°65°5%
- Tue84°60°6%
- Wed91°63°6%
- Thu92°68°15%
- Fri88°70°26%
- Sat86°70°25%
- Sun88°67°19%
- Mon90°68°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Fordland
SPC includes Fordland 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 Fordland
- 65652