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Houston Lake, Missouri Weather

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

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

Houston Lake, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 4:17 PM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
87%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Sunset
3:48 PM
Houston Lake, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHouston Lake, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 65°H 89°
Houston Lake, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    53%
    0.69″
    81°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    92°65°+11°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    87°69°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    89°68°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    94°71°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    93°77°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    87°73°-6°
Houston Lake, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
278° · veering 124°
Direction
W
278°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 29 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 257SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 124° from the w.
Houston Lake, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.2
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.2
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
+2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983989
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.7983.2987.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Houston Lake, MO
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+5 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 55 — 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 2.5Good
10.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
3.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 55

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
light
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Houston Lake, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.3mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
21:17 UTC · Houston Lake, 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
21:17 UTC · Houston Lake, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Houston Lake, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Houston Lake, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Houston Lake, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
3:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Houston Lake, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 PM
Moonset
10:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Houston Lake, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Houston Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Houston Lake

  1. Sat81°70°53%
  2. Sun92°66°11%
  3. Mon87°69°2%
  4. Tue89°68°2%
  5. Wed94°71°5%
  6. Thu93°77°35%
  7. Fri87°73°35%
  8. Sat83°67°10%
  9. Sun83°62°6%
  10. Mon82°61°5%
  11. Tue83°63°4%
  12. Wed88°63°14%
  13. Thu90°68°16%
  14. Fri90°75°23%
  15. Sat91°71°23%
  16. Sun81°65°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 — Houston Lake

SPC has placed Houston Lake in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Houston Lake

  • 64151

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.