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Leadington, Missouri Weather

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

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

Leadington, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 12:58 PM
89
°
Overcast
Feels like
94°
Humidity
59%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Sunset
3:27 PM
Leadington, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLeadington, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 70°H 92°
Leadington, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    40%
    0.43″
    92°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    42%
    85°70°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    30%
    86°67°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    13%
    88°63°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    96°64°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    18%
    100°75°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    40%
    100°77°
Leadington, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
248° · veering 59°
Direction
WSW
248°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 27 @ 11:00p
0102030405060MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9B10-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 565SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 59° from the wsw.
Leadington, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.1
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.1
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.0983.2985.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Leadington, MO
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
7.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
7.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 17

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Leadington, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
92%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.2mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
17:58 UTC · Leadington, 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
17:58 UTC · Leadington, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Leadington, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Leadington, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Leadington, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
3:27 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Leadington, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 PM
Moonset
10:10 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Leadington, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Leadington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Leadington

  1. Sat92°71°40%
  2. Sun85°70°42%
  3. Mon86°67°30%
  4. Tue88°63°13%
  5. Wed96°64°14%
  6. Thu100°75°18%
  7. Fri100°77°40%
  8. Sat86°64°20%
  9. Sun84°61°8%
  10. Mon85°58°6%
  11. Tue85°59°10%
  12. Wed90°59°10%
  13. Thu92°64°10%
  14. Fri92°67°9%
  15. Sat80°70°16%
  16. Sun81°67°14%

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 — Leadington

SPC has placed Leadington 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 Leadington

  • 63601
  • 63640

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.