Kirksville, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kirksville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast27%—85°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain16%0.09″86°71°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°66°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——84°63°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—87°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm32%0.02″83°72°-4°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle32%0.07″83°68°0°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 around 1 PM.
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 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 7.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Kirksville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 63501
16-Day Forecast — Kirksville
- Sat85°69°27%
- Sun86°71°16%
- Mon81°66°8%
- Tue84°63°1%
- Wed87°65°10%
- Thu83°72°32%
- Fri83°68°32%
- Sat74°62°15%
- Sun77°59°6%
- Mon78°58°5%
- Tue78°58°8%
- Wed82°57°15%
- Thu83°64°19%
- Fri80°69°10%
- Sat83°68°13%
- Sun75°60°11%
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 — Kirksville
SPC includes Kirksville in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Kirksville
- 63501