Liberal, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Liberal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers42%0.08″88°73°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle22%0.03″87°69°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——89°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——91°71°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—91°75°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%—88°76°-3°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 ~91%) — 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 (AQI 54) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 10:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Liberal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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: 64762
16-Day Forecast — Liberal
- Sat88°73°42%
- Sun87°69°22%
- Mon87°67°8%
- Tue89°68°5%
- Wed91°71°3%
- Thu91°75°19%
- Fri88°76°35%
- Sat78°69°23%
- Sun78°62°6%
- Mon79°60°4%
- Tue83°61°3%
- Wed83°63°6%
- Thu84°63°6%
- Fri87°70°13%
- Sat84°68°13%
- Sun80°66°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 — Liberal
SPC has placed Liberal 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 Liberal
- 64762