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Lee's Summit, Missouri Weather

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Lee's Summit weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Lee's Summit, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 1:04 PM
78
°
Drizzle
Feels like
80°
Humidity
73%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Sunset
3:46 PM
Lee's Summit, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLee's Summit, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 67°H 87°
Lee's Summit, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    45%
    0.14″
    81°71°—
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    22%
    0.64″
    91°67°+10°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    —
    —
    85°67°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    —
    —
    85°65°0°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    —
    —
    89°68°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    38%
    —
    88°74°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    0.01″
    85°71°-3°
Lee's Summit, MO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°62°77°92°12p6p12a6anow 78°high 87°low 67°PRECIP %
Lee's Summit, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
260° · veering 47°
Direction
W
260°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 21 @ 1:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 297SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 21 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lee's Summit, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.0
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.03 inHg
Now
983.0
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
+3.5
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977–983
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.0977.0983.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Lee's Summit, MO
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
→+4 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.1 µg/m³.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
6.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 21

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.1 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
3h 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).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100SATSUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Lee's Summit, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
31.4mi
UNLIMITED
79 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
18:04 UTC · Lee's Summit, 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
18:04 UTC · Lee's Summit, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lee's Summit, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lee's Summit, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lee's Summit, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
3:46 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lee's Summit, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
10:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lee's Summit, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lee's Summit at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°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 — Lee's Summit

  1. Sat81°71°45%
  2. Sun91°67°22%
  3. Mon85°67°2%
  4. Tue85°65°2%
  5. Wed89°68°5%
  6. Thu88°74°38%
  7. Fri85°71°38%
  8. Sat80°64°16%
  9. Sun80°59°8%
  10. Mon79°58°3%
  11. Tue80°60°3%
  12. Wed83°59°15%
  13. Thu85°64°10%
  14. Fri87°71°6%
  15. Sat83°68°11%
  16. Sun78°62°16%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Lee's Summit

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 — Lee's Summit

SPC has placed Lee's Summit 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.

January 1–5: Frost quiets the live oaks.January 6–10: Still water thickens with ice.January 11–15: Springs begin to move beneath ice.January 16–20: Cardinal dawn calls grow bolder.January 21–25: Late January thaw pulses.January 26–31: Last freeze locks the land.February 1–5: February's lengthening light.February 6–10: Warming winds thaw the margin.February 11–15: Magnolia blooms break the gray.February 16–20: Mockingbirds resume the dawn chorus.February 21–25: Rain replaces the last snow.February 26–28: Mist clings to greening valleys.March 1–5: The green pulse awakens.March 6–10: Hibernators emerge to call.March 11–15: Dogwood and redbud ignite.March 16–20: Swallowtails emerge from winter silk.March 21–25: Light crowns the dogwood canopy.March 26–31: Redbud cascades over the thaw.April 1–5: Thunder announces the wet season.April 6–10: Barn swallows carve the warming sky.April 11–15: Magnolia blooms and falls in a breath.April 16–20: First rainbows arch over thunderheads.April 21–25: Reeds push through marsh water.April 26–30: Frost retreats; seedlings rise free.May 1–5: Warblers flood the canopy in waves.May 6–10: Tulip poplar lights the forest crown.May 11–15: Shad pulse upstream through rapids.May 16–20: Roses open on the Piedmont edge.May 21–25: Fireflies scout the humid dusk.May 26–31: Frog choruses rise from every wetland.June 1–5: Fireflies pulse through the magnolias.June 6–10: Kudzu climbs deeper into green.June 11–15: Sun climbs to its northern throne.June 16–20: Heat settles and the rain begins.June 21–25: The longest day turns toward shadow.June 26–30: Fireflies drift through Spanish moss.July 1–5: Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon.July 6–10: Thunderheads boil and break at dusk.July 11–15: Thunder builds each drowsy afternoon.July 16–20: Cicadas claim the long noon.July 21–25: Dog days drape the earth in haze.July 26–31: Katydids begin their rasping chorus.August 1–5: Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night.August 6–10: Meteorological summer's turning page.August 11–15: Cool winds gather at the margins.August 16–20: Dog-day cicadas rise.August 21–25: Heat breaks in creek beds.August 26–31: Monarchs gather strength.September 1–5: Harvests begin in earnest.September 6–10: Dew beads on resurrection fern.September 11–15: Raptors trail the thermals.September 16–20: Day and dark find balance.September 21–25: Thunder quiets the land.September 26–30: Insects retreat below.October 1–5: Swamp waters recede.October 6–10: Maples ignite the ridge.October 11–15: Asters crown the meadows.October 16–20: Crickets sing at dusk.October 21–25: Frost paints the garden.October 26–31: Light rains whisper down.November 1–5: Sweetgum Turns Crimson.November 6–10: Camellia Blooms Break Through.November 11–15: Earth Stiffens Underfoot.November 16–20: Bare Limbs Hold the Light.November 21–25: First Frost Grips the High Ground.November 26–30: North Wind Strips the Last Leaves.December 1–5: Darkness Falls Before Dinner.December 6–10: Winter Locks the Land.December 11–15: Wildlife Retreats to Shelter.December 16–20: Ice Edges Deepen Inward.December 21–25: The Sun Begins its Return.December 26–31: The Year Turns in Silence.🌱February 14 — First skunk-cabbage spathes thaw their way up☀️March 20 — Spring equinox — day and night balance🌸April 5 — Cherry blossoms peak in the parks🐦May 10 — Warbler migration peaks along the coast✨May 25 — First fireflies scout the meadows at dusk🌞June 21 — Summer solstice — longest day🦗July 25 — Peak cicada chorus in the afternoons🌊August 18 — Warmest sea-surface temperatures of the year🍂September 22 — Autumn equinox — the slow turn❄️October 25 — First widespread frost in the suburbs🍁November 10 — Peak leaf color across the Hudson Valley🌙December 21 — Winter solstice — longest night

Microseason · July 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

Dog-day cicadas emerge in waves, their rasp dominating every sunny hour; heat peaks above 90 degrees daily.

Day 185 of 365 · Wedge 37 of 72

The solar year drawn as a wheel of 72 five-day windows. Each wedge is one microseason; the four colored arcs mark winter, spring, summer, and autumn; the small icons sit at notable phenological events. The crimson pointer creeps clockwise as the year turns.

Planting calendar

MonthPlantHarvest
January——
February——
March——
Aprillettuce, peas, spinach, radishes—
Maylettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squashlettuce, peas, radishes
Junetomatoes, peppers, beans, squashlettuce, peas, radishes
Julytomatoes, peppers, beans, squashtomatoes, beans, summer squash
August—tomatoes, beans, summer squash
Septemberfall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrotstomatoes, beans, summer squash
Octoberfall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrotswinter squash, tomatoes (last)
November——
December——

A year in weather

Lee's Summit peaks at about 81°F in July and bottoms near 31°F in January; June brings the heaviest rain (5.3 inches) and January the least (1.0 inches).

MonthMean tempPrecipRainy days
January31°1.0″2
February36°1.5″3
March46°2.1″5
April57°3.9″7
May67°5.1″8
June77°5.3″8
July81°4.4″6
August79°4.7″6
September71°3.8″6
October58°3.2″5
November45°1.8″3
December35°1.3″3

Regional context

Lee's Summit's climate, from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 station normals, pairs 31°F Januarys with 81°F Julys — a 50°F swing. About 38.1 inches of precipitation falls over roughly 60 days a year.

Precipitation in Lee's Summit runs summer-dominant: June averages 5.3 inches across 7.5 days of warm-season storms, while January drops to 1.0 inches over 2.2 rainy days of drier cool air. It is a warm-season-wet pattern Lee's Summit shares with places like Unity Village, MO, Greenwood, MO and Lake Lotawana, MO.

By mid-April the frosts ease in Lee's Summit, opening the season for peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. In Lee's Summit, warm-season transplants — tomatoes, peppers, basil — wait two weeks past Lee's Summit's frost date. Around mid-November, freezing nights resume in Lee's Summit and tender crops must come in. Within Lee's Summit, cold-air pooling chills low spots by 5-10°F, shifting Lee's Summit's local frost dates.

Similar climates: Unity Village, MO, Greenwood, MO, Lake Lotawana, MO, Lake Winnebago, MO, Raytown, MO.

Naturalist notes

By mid-May, common milkweed is rising in unmown margins around Lee's Summit, and its developing flower buds signal the approaching return of monarch butterflies from their spring migration northward.

In the last week of May, fireflies typically begin their nightly light displays in low, humid areas, their flashes peaking just after sunset when temperatures stay above roughly 60°F.

Frequently asked

When does it freeze in Lee's Summit?
In Lee's Summit, expect the last spring frost near mid-April; Lee's Summit's first autumn frost comes around mid-November.
What is the rainy season in Lee's Summit?
Lee's Summit sees its heaviest rain in June (around 5.3 inches), part of roughly 38 inches a year.
What is the warmest month in Lee's Summit?
Lee's Summit peaks in July, when the mean runs near 81°F.
What is the coldest month in Lee's Summit?
January is Lee's Summit's coldest month, averaging about 31°F.
When can I start a vegetable garden in Lee's Summit?
Hardy spring crops go in near mid-April in Lee's Summit; tender peppers and squash wait 10–14 days.
How many rainy days does Lee's Summit get?
Lee's Summit records around 60 days of measurable precipitation annually.
What hardiness zone is Lee's Summit?
With January around 31°F, Lee's Summit's zone reflects that minimum — the USDA ZIP map confirms Lee's Summit's band.
What is the 10-day forecast for Lee's Summit?
Lee's Summit's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
Will it rain this week in Lee's Summit?
See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Lee's Summit in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
What is the weather like right now in Lee's Summit?
Current conditions for Lee's Summit and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
How often is the Lee's Summit forecast updated?
The Lee's Summit forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
When are sunrise and sunset in Lee's Summit?
Today's sunrise and sunset times for Lee's Summit are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
How accurate is the weather forecast for Lee's Summit?
The next few days in Lee's Summit's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.

Climate

Set in a humid subtropical zone, Lee's Summit, Missouri swings from 31°F in the heart of winter to 81°F at midsummer — a 50°F arc.

In a typical year Lee's Summit records about 38 inches of precipitation on around 60 days.

Lee's Summit's 50°F range, set by its 38.9°N position, drives frost timing and what thrives in Lee's Summit.

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ZIP codes in Lee's Summit

  • 64086
  • 64082
  • 64064
  • 64063
  • 64081
  • 64002

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.