Kennett, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kennett weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast25%—93°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast22%—89°72°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers41%—79°71°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle24%—90°72°+11°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear12%—91°71°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy13%—93°74°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle39%—89°75°-4°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 6.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Kennett at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 63857
16-Day Forecast — Kennett
- Sat92°73°25%
- Sun89°72°22%
- Mon79°71°41%
- Tue90°72°24%
- Wed91°71°12%
- Thu93°74°13%
- Fri89°75°39%
- Sat85°72°39%
- Sun92°70°16%
- Mon81°62°8%
- Tue82°63°9%
- Wed84°65°10%
- Thu79°66°16%
- Fri84°70°16%
- Sat88°71°29%
- Sun90°74°29%
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 — Kennett
SPC has placed Kennett in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Kennett
- 63857