Kearney, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kearney weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain61%0.10″80°67°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy——91°64°+11°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°68°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°67°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——91°68°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle35%0.01″89°70°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast34%—88°70°-1°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 46 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Kearney at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 64060
16-Day Forecast — Kearney
- Sat80°67°61%
- Sun91°64°8%
- Mon86°68°2%
- Tue86°67°0%
- Wed91°68°4%
- Thu89°70°35%
- Fri88°70°34%
- Sat77°68°12%
- Sun81°63°7%
- Mon84°62°4%
- Tue89°65°3%
- Wed89°69°16%
- Thu91°72°13%
- Fri95°77°19%
- Sat92°73°32%
- Sun96°79°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Kearney
SPC has placed Kearney in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Kearney
- 64060