Weather in Licking, Missouri
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Licking, MO
Sunday, May 17 at 5:05 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
79%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Licking, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
60°
6a
62°
7a
64°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
72°
11a
69°
12p
74°
1p
78°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
80°
18%
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
75°
8p
73°
9p
73°
13%
10p
73°
14%
11p
Licking, MO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—87°66°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain30%77°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm79%78°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle68%61°52°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers17%60°55°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle30%68°56°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Showers25%76°60°
Licking, MO
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Licking, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
164° · backing 32°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 13
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Licking, MO
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Licking, MO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Licking, MO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:06 AM
- Moonset
- 1:38 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Licking, MO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Licking at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.