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Golden City, Missouri Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Golden City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Golden City, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 4:12 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
67%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:00 AM
Sunset
3:40 PM
Golden City, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGolden City, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 70°H 88°
Golden City, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    29%
    88°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    30%
    0.53″
    86°70°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    87°70°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    87°67°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    91°71°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    26%
    89°75°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    87°74°-2°
Golden City, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
059° · backing 131°
Direction
ENE
059°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 27 @ 2:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 239SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Golden City, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.3
-3.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.86 inHg
Now
977.3
mb
3h
-3.3
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977981
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.6976.8977.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Golden City, MO
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
4.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 49

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Golden City, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.0mi
UNLIMITED
71 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:12 UTC · Golden City, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:12 UTC · Golden City, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Golden City, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Golden City, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Golden City, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:31 AM
Sunrise
1:00 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
3:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:12 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Golden City, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 PM
Moonset
10:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Golden City, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Golden City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 64748

16-Day Forecast — Golden City

  1. Sat88°73°28%
  2. Sun86°70°41%
  3. Mon87°70°2%
  4. Tue87°67°3%
  5. Wed91°71°2%
  6. Thu89°75°26%
  7. Fri87°74°34%
  8. Sat77°67°19%
  9. Sun79°61°9%
  10. Mon79°59°6%
  11. Tue82°60°6%
  12. Wed84°64°6%
  13. Thu85°64°19%
  14. Fri85°70°13%
  15. Sat83°68°21%
  16. Sun81°64°39%

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 — Golden City

SPC has placed Golden City 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 Golden City

  • 64748

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.