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La Belle, Missouri Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

La Belle weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

La Belle, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 1:06 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
52%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:43 AM
Sunset
3:40 PM
La Belle, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLa Belle, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 88°
La Belle, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    17%
    1.0″
    88°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    17%
    0.02″
    85°70°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    82°66°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    84°63°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    89°64°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    38%
    0.05″
    82°70°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    38%
    0.01″
    84°68°+2°
La Belle, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
311° · veering 110°
Direction
NW
311°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 20 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 206SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 110° from the nw.
La Belle, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.3
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.3
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.7986.9989.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
La Belle, MO
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
+5 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 11 PM

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
7.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
La Belle, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
77.5mi
UNLIMITED
79 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
18:06 UTC · La Belle, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:06 UTC · La Belle, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
La Belle, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
La Belle, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
La Belle, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
12:43 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
3:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
La Belle, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 PM
Moonset
10:13 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
La Belle, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

La Belle at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°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: 63447

16-Day Forecast — La Belle

  1. Sat88°72°17%
  2. Sun85°70°17%
  3. Mon82°66°6%
  4. Tue84°63°2%
  5. Wed89°64°8%
  6. Thu82°70°38%
  7. Fri84°68°38%
  8. Sat72°62°19%
  9. Sun77°60°7%
  10. Mon78°59°4%
  11. Tue78°58°10%
  12. Wed82°57°13%
  13. Thu85°64°16%
  14. Fri81°69°16%
  15. Sat84°66°14%
  16. Sun76°61°10%

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 — La Belle

SPC includes La Belle 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 La Belle

  • 63447

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.