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Hamilton, Missouri Weather

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

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

Hamilton, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 1:04 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
60%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Sunset
3:47 PM
Hamilton, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHamilton, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 69°H 86°
Hamilton, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    40%
    0.78″
    82°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    89°69°+7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    84°67°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    85°65°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    89°66°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    32%
    82°72°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    84°70°+2°
Hamilton, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
287° · veering 80°
Direction
WNW
287°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 7
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 7 · pk 36 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 196SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 80° from the wnw.
Hamilton, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.5
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.98 inHg
Now
981.5
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.2978.0981.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hamilton, MO
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 11 PM

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 61. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
11.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
5.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 24

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) 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
Hamilton, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
60.5mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
18:04 UTC · Hamilton, 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
18:04 UTC · Hamilton, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hamilton, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hamilton, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hamilton, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:22 AM
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
3:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hamilton, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
10:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hamilton, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hamilton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°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: 64644

16-Day Forecast — Hamilton

  1. Sat82°68°40%
  2. Sun89°69°11%
  3. Mon84°67°7%
  4. Tue85°65°1%
  5. Wed89°66°7%
  6. Thu82°72°32%
  7. Fri84°70°32%
  8. Sat78°62°11%
  9. Sun79°59°6%
  10. Mon80°58°5%
  11. Tue80°60°5%
  12. Wed84°57°9%
  13. Thu86°64°10%
  14. Fri84°73°10%
  15. Sat86°65°6%
  16. Sun77°61°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 — Hamilton

SPC includes Hamilton 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 Hamilton

  • 64644

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.