Imperial, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Imperial weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Thunderstorm39%0.60″94°76°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast30%—85°74°-9°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear29%—85°69°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——84°65°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—95°65°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast27%—99°75°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast40%—96°75°-3°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 65. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — 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 65. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 5.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Imperial at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 63052
16-Day Forecast — Imperial
- Sat94°76°39%
- Sun85°74°30%
- Mon85°69°29%
- Tue84°65°6%
- Wed95°65°12%
- Thu99°75°27%
- Fri96°75°40%
- Sat84°66°21%
- Sun83°62°8%
- Mon84°59°6%
- Tue81°60°10%
- Wed90°60°11%
- Thu94°64°19%
- Fri94°73°19%
- Sat83°68°23%
- Sun78°67°29%
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 — Imperial
SPC has placed Imperial 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 Imperial
- 63010
- 63052