Hale, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain30%0.09″86°69°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain21%1.4″90°71°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°68°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——85°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——89°66°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle36%0.01″86°71°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast36%—85°70°-1°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 53. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 53. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 6.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Hale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 64643
16-Day Forecast — Hale
- Sat86°69°30%
- Sun90°71°21%
- Mon85°68°7%
- Tue85°65°2%
- Wed89°66°8%
- Thu86°71°36%
- Fri85°70°36%
- Sat79°63°15%
- Sun80°60°7%
- Mon81°58°5%
- Tue80°60°8%
- Wed84°58°10%
- Thu85°64°10%
- Fri84°71°10%
- Sat87°69°14%
- Sun78°62°13%
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 — Hale
SPC includes Hale in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Hale
- 64643