Lake Lafayette, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Lafayette weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——90°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°69°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——85°68°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——87°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast43%—88°71°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle52%—88°71°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle27%—85°66°-3°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 6.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lake Lafayette at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lake Lafayette
- Sun90°68°7%
- Mon91°69°3%
- Tue85°68°1%
- Wed87°67°1%
- Thu88°71°43%
- Fri88°71°52%
- Sat85°66°27%
- Sun90°68°8%
- Mon83°66°4%
- Tue83°62°4%
- Wed86°64°5%
- Thu89°67°7%
- Fri86°68°23%
- Sat86°66°23%
- Sun89°70°26%
- Mon91°70°30%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Lake Lafayette
SPC includes Lake Lafayette in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Lake Lafayette
- 64076