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Liberty, Missouri Weather

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

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

Liberty, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 10:38 AM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
73%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Sunset
3:47 PM
Liberty, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLiberty, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 11 AM.
L 67°H 86°
Liberty, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    41%
    0.08″
    86°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    25%
    93°67°+7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    86°67°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    86°67°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    91°67°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    93°72°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    89°73°-4°
Liberty, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
262° · veering 53°
Direction
W
262°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 28 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 226SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 53° from the w.
Liberty, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.7
+2.9 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.20 inHg
Now
988.7
mb
3h
+2.9
mb
12h
+4.8
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982989
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.3981.6988.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Liberty, MO
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-2 in 6hPeak ~50 @ 10 PM

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.3 µg/m³.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
5.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 17

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Liberty, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
92%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
56.3mi
UNLIMITED
82 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
15:38 UTC · Liberty, 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
15:38 UTC · Liberty, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Liberty, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Liberty, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Liberty, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:25 AM
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
3:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Liberty, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
10:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Liberty, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Liberty at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 64068

16-Day Forecast — Liberty

  1. Sat88°69°41%
  2. Sun93°67°25%
  3. Mon86°67°2%
  4. Tue86°67°1%
  5. Wed91°67°6%
  6. Thu93°72°33%
  7. Fri89°73°33%
  8. Sat90°73°13%
  9. Sun79°63°9%
  10. Mon79°57°5%
  11. Tue83°59°3%
  12. Wed82°63°15%
  13. Thu84°66°10%
  14. Fri82°66°6%
  15. Sat85°69°11%
  16. Sun88°71°16%

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 — Liberty

SPC has placed Liberty 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.

ZIP codes in Liberty

  • 64068
  • 64069

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.