Kelso, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kelso weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast15%—92°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle40%—88°70°-4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast31%—86°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast17%—87°65°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear14%—89°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—94°69°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast40%—93°77°-1°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 5.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 10:49 PM
- Moonset
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Kelso at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 63758
16-Day Forecast — Kelso
- Sat92°70°15%
- Sun88°69°40%
- Mon86°70°31%
- Tue87°65°17%
- Wed89°66°14%
- Thu94°69°18%
- Fri93°77°40%
- Sat90°70°26%
- Sun81°63°15%
- Mon82°59°8%
- Tue83°62°8%
- Wed85°61°19%
- Thu87°65°19%
- Fri89°69°29%
- Sat81°69°29%
- Sun82°66°30%
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 — Kelso
SPC has placed Kelso 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 Kelso
- 63780
- 63758