Lake Ozark, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Ozark weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle37%0.02″93°73°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers24%0.09″91°69°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%—88°68°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——90°65°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——95°67°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle20%—87°71°-8°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle49%—95°72°+8°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.5 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 43 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 8.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.5 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h 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
- 11:02 PM
- Moonset
- 10:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lake Ozark at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 65049
16-Day Forecast — Lake Ozark
- Sat93°73°37%
- Sun91°69°24%
- Mon88°68°18%
- Tue90°65°6%
- Wed95°67°5%
- Thu87°71°20%
- Fri95°72°49%
- Sat80°66°24%
- Sun81°60°8%
- Mon81°59°6%
- Tue81°59°3%
- Wed88°59°10%
- Thu91°63°10%
- Fri92°66°10%
- Sat81°69°16%
- Sun80°66°16%
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 Ozark
SPC has placed Lake Ozark 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 Lake Ozark
- 65049