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La Russell, Missouri Weather

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

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

La Russell, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 1:07 PM
90
°
Clear
Feels like
102°
Humidity
58%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:01 AM
Sunset
3:39 PM
La Russell, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLa Russell, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 69°H 92°
La Russell, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    38%
    92°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    0.01″
    88°69°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    87°68°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    88°67°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    92°71°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    13%
    92°75°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    30%
    87°77°-5°
La Russell, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
219° · veering 16°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 13 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 269SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
La Russell, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.5
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.92 inHg
Now
979.5
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.3976.7979.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
La Russell, MO
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+7 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.75 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 54 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
8.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 54

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
La Russell, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
10%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
65.4mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
18:07 UTC · La Russell, 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
18:07 UTC · La Russell, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
La Russell, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
La Russell, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
La Russell, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:31 AM
Sunrise
1:01 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
3:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
La Russell, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 PM
Moonset
10:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
La Russell, 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 Russell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°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: 64848

16-Day Forecast — La Russell

  1. Sat92°73°38%
  2. Sun88°69°20%
  3. Mon87°68°8%
  4. Tue88°67°9%
  5. Wed92°71°4%
  6. Thu92°75°13%
  7. Fri87°77°30%
  8. Sat77°67°20%
  9. Sun78°61°7%
  10. Mon80°59°4%
  11. Tue84°62°3%
  12. Wed84°64°3%
  13. Thu87°64°7%
  14. Fri87°69°13%
  15. Sat82°66°13%
  16. Sun81°65°13%

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 Russell

SPC has placed La Russell 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 La Russell

  • 64848

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.