Ionia, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ionia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast30%—87°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast27%—88°67°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast24%—84°67°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——86°65°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——92°68°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers32%—86°69°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle44%—88°73°+2°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ionia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 65335
16-Day Forecast — Ionia
- Sat87°71°30%
- Sun88°67°27%
- Mon84°67°24%
- Tue86°65°4%
- Wed92°68°3%
- Thu86°69°32%
- Fri88°73°44%
- Sat77°64°17%
- Sun78°60°8%
- Mon79°58°4%
- Tue79°60°4%
- Wed86°60°7%
- Thu86°63°7%
- Fri86°67°11%
- Sat80°69°16%
- Sun78°65°10%
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 — Ionia
SPC has placed Ionia 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 Ionia
- 65335