Lamar, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lamar weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers38%0.56″90°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast20%—88°69°-2°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——87°67°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——88°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——90°71°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—90°75°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle36%—88°74°-2°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lamar at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 64759
16-Day Forecast — Lamar
- Sat90°72°38%
- Sun88°69°20%
- Mon87°67°7%
- Tue88°67°6%
- Wed90°71°3%
- Thu90°75°17%
- Fri88°74°36%
- Sat78°68°22%
- Sun79°62°6%
- Mon79°59°5%
- Tue82°61°3%
- Wed83°63°6%
- Thu85°63°6%
- Fri86°70°13%
- Sat85°68°13%
- Sun81°65°6%
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 — Lamar
SPC has placed Lamar 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 Lamar
- 64759