Golden, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 13 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Golden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 3Overcast——93°74°—
- SaturdayJul 4Overcast——95°75°+2°
- SundayJul 5Light Showers40%0.63″88°69°-7°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm39%—94°68°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle17%—94°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle12%—97°71°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle13%0.01″95°69°-2°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 10:37 PM
- Moonset
- 9:21 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Golden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 65658
16-Day Forecast — Golden
- Fri93°74°4%
- Sat95°75°9%
- Sun88°69°40%
- Mon94°68°39%
- Tue94°69°17%
- Wed97°71°12%
- Thu95°69°13%
- Fri92°73°29%
- Sat96°70°27%
- Sun92°68°12%
- Mon92°68°5%
- Tue96°70°14%
- Wed99°70°19%
- Thu97°74°13%
- Fri93°72°23%
- Sat84°66°25%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 3, 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 — Golden
SPC has placed Golden in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Golden
- 65658