Joplin, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Joplin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle20%0.01″94°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle33%0.03″88°69°-6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—88°69°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——89°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——90°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle15%—92°73°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast26%—88°77°-4°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 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 43 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 6.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 10:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Joplin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 64801, 64804
16-Day Forecast — Joplin
- Sat94°74°20%
- Sun88°69°33%
- Mon88°69°15%
- Tue89°69°8%
- Wed90°70°3%
- Thu92°73°15%
- Fri88°77°26%
- Sat89°71°20%
- Sun86°64°8%
- Mon82°59°4%
- Tue88°62°3%
- Wed84°67°6%
- Thu86°67°10%
- Fri80°66°11%
- Sat86°68°11%
- Sun87°70°10%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Joplin
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 — Joplin
SPC has placed Joplin in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.
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 Joplin
- 64804
- 64801
- 64802
- 64803