Lake Lotawana, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Lotawana weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle41%0.11″82°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain24%0.31″90°67°+8°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°67°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——85°65°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——89°67°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle39%—87°73°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle39%—85°71°-2°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.4 µg/m³.
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 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 4h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lake Lotawana at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lake Lotawana
- Sat82°70°41%
- Sun90°67°24%
- Mon84°67°6%
- Tue85°65°2%
- Wed89°67°5%
- Thu87°73°39%
- Fri85°71°39%
- Sat80°64°16%
- Sun80°59°9%
- Mon79°58°3%
- Tue79°60°3%
- Wed84°60°14%
- Thu85°64°16%
- Fri87°71°23%
- Sat83°68°23%
- Sun78°62°39%
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 — Lake Lotawana
SPC has placed Lake Lotawana 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 Lake Lotawana
- 64086
- 64034