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Hillsboro, Missouri Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Hillsboro, MO
Sunday, July 5 at 3:27 PM
85
°
Overcast
Feels like
94°
Humidity
59%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Sunset
3:28 PM
Hillsboro, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHillsboro, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 86°
Hillsboro, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    0.01″
    86°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    87°69°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    85°69°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    95°66°+10°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    101°71°+6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    43%
    92°72°-9°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    97°70°+5°
Hillsboro, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
292° · veering 60°
Direction
WNW
292°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 30 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 177SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hillsboro, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.3
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.3
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.5986.1987.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Hillsboro, MO
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~79 @ 11 PM

AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 100 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
12.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
139μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 100 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 100
UV peak
4.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 100

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hillsboro, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.6mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
20:27 UTC · Hillsboro, 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
20:27 UTC · Hillsboro, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hillsboro, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hillsboro, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hillsboro, MO
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
3:28 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hillsboro, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
11:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hillsboro, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hillsboro at a glance

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

ZIP code: 63050

16-Day Forecast — Hillsboro

  1. Sun85°70°19%
  2. Mon87°69°8%
  3. Tue85°69°3%
  4. Wed95°66°4%
  5. Thu101°71°38%
  6. Fri92°72°43%
  7. Sat97°70°33%
  8. Sun93°67°13%
  9. Mon89°65°7%
  10. Tue84°61°5%
  11. Wed85°59°11%
  12. Thu92°62°12%
  13. Fri89°66°30%
  14. Sat90°67°32%
  15. Sun93°68°19%
  16. Mon92°68°24%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Hillsboro

SPC includes Hillsboro in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Hillsboro

  • 63050

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.