Fortuna, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fortuna weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast25%—91°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast26%—87°68°-4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast27%—83°67°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear11%—83°64°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——91°67°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers28%0.03″85°70°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast47%—88°73°+3°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.5 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 43 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 8.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 33
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fortuna at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 65034
16-Day Forecast — Fortuna
- Sat91°72°25%
- Sun87°68°26%
- Mon83°67°27%
- Tue83°64°11%
- Wed91°67°7%
- Thu85°70°28%
- Fri88°73°47%
- Sat77°63°19%
- Sun78°60°8%
- Mon78°58°5%
- Tue77°59°7%
- Wed86°58°5%
- Thu86°63°6%
- Fri87°68°14%
- Sat77°68°13%
- Sun77°64°6%
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 — Fortuna
SPC has placed Fortuna 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 Fortuna
- 65081
- 65034