Fordland, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fordland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers21%0.07″94°72°—
- SundayJul 5Showers25%0.23″89°69°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle26%—84°69°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle14%—85°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——91°68°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—95°70°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast28%—91°74°-4°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 34 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:02 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fordland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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
- Sat94°72°21%
- Sun89°69°25%
- Mon84°69°26%
- Tue85°67°14%
- Wed91°68°7%
- Thu95°70°13%
- Fri91°74°28%
- Sat88°70°19%
- Sun83°60°10%
- Mon78°56°5%
- Tue84°58°4%
- Wed83°65°4%
- Thu83°63°8%
- Fri80°65°10%
- Sat86°66°19%
- Sun89°69°17%
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 — Fordland
SPC has placed Fordland in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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