Jefferson City, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Jefferson City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast21%—91°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle25%—88°71°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°68°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——85°65°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——92°66°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle29%—91°72°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle46%—89°72°-2°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.2 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 8.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Jefferson City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°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 codes: 65101, 65109
16-Day Forecast — Jefferson City
- Sat91°74°21%
- Sun88°71°26%
- Mon84°68°9%
- Tue85°65°6%
- Wed92°66°6%
- Thu91°72°29%
- Fri89°72°46%
- Sat78°63°22%
- Sun80°60°7%
- Mon80°58°6%
- Tue80°59°10%
- Wed86°59°12%
- Thu88°63°16%
- Fri90°67°23%
- Sat79°68°23%
- Sun79°66°26%
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 — Jefferson City
SPC has placed Jefferson City 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 Jefferson City
- 65101
- 65109
- 65102
- 65103
- 65104
- 65105
- 65106
- 65107
- 65108
- 65110
- 65111