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Leonard, Missouri Weather

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

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

Leonard, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 1:16 PM
87
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
48%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Sunset
3:40 PM
Leonard, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLeonard, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 88°
Leonard, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    15%
    88°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    16%
    0.06″
    85°71°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    82°67°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    84°64°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    89°65°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    38%
    0.02″
    84°71°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    38%
    84°69°
Leonard, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
297° · veering 89°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 266SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 89° from the wnw.
Leonard, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.3
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.3
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.0984.8987.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Leonard, MO
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
+5 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 11 PM

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
7.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 35

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Leonard, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
24%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
79.5mi
UNLIMITED
81 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
18:16 UTC · Leonard, 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
18:16 UTC · Leonard, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Leonard, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Leonard, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Leonard, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
3:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Leonard, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 PM
Moonset
10:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Leonard, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Leonard at a glance

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

ZIP code: 63451

16-Day Forecast — Leonard

  1. Sat88°71°15%
  2. Sun85°71°16%
  3. Mon82°67°9%
  4. Tue84°64°1%
  5. Wed89°65°7%
  6. Thu84°71°38%
  7. Fri84°69°38%
  8. Sat75°63°20%
  9. Sun78°60°7%
  10. Mon79°59°4%
  11. Tue79°58°9%
  12. Wed83°58°13%
  13. Thu85°64°16%
  14. Fri82°69°16%
  15. Sat84°67°14%
  16. Sun76°62°10%

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 — Leonard

SPC includes Leonard in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Leonard

  • 63451

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.