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Irena, Missouri Weather

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

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

Irena, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 12:21 PM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
73%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
12:52 AM
Sunset
3:51 PM
Irena, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastIrena, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 47% chance of precipitation at 12 PM.
L 69°H 82°
Irena, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    60%
    0.28″
    82°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    14%
    0.04″
    83°69°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    83°67°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    85°66°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    12%
    87°65°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    42%
    84°71°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    85°67°+1°
Irena, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
340° · veering 162°
Direction
NNW
340°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 24 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 191SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 162° from the nnw.
Irena, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.4
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.83 inHg
Now
976.4
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+1.7
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973978
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.5972.5976.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Irena, MO
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-2 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 11 PM

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
6.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 18

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.70
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Irena, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.5mi
UNLIMITED
46 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
17:21 UTC · Irena, 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
17:21 UTC · Irena, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Irena, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Irena, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Irena, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:20 AM
Sunrise
12:52 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
3:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Irena, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
10:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Irena, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Irena at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Irena

  1. Sat82°68°60%
  2. Sun83°69°14%
  3. Mon83°67°4%
  4. Tue85°66°1%
  5. Wed87°65°12%
  6. Thu84°71°42%
  7. Fri85°67°30%
  8. Sat87°70°9%
  9. Sun75°58°7%
  10. Mon78°57°6%
  11. Tue80°58°5%
  12. Wed80°64°15%
  13. Thu84°66°11%
  14. Fri81°65°11%
  15. Sat83°69°10%
  16. Sun85°69°16%

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 — Irena

SPC includes Irena 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 Irena

  • 64456

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.