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Luray, Missouri Weather

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

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

Luray, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 3:04 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
49%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Sunset
3:41 PM
Luray, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLuray, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 88°
Luray, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    16%
    0.09″
    88°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    88°71°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    81°66°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    83°63°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    87°64°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    31%
    0.09″
    81°72°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    31%
    0.33″
    83°67°+2°
Luray, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
313° · veering 117°
Direction
NW
313°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
27
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 27 @ 6:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 202SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 117° from the nw.
Luray, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.7
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.20 inHg
Now
988.7
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.4987.2988.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Luray, MO
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
+5 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 11 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
112μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 58
UV peak
5.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 58

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Luray, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.0mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
20:04 UTC · Luray, 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
20:04 UTC · Luray, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Luray, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Luray, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Luray, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
3:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Luray, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 PM
Moonset
10:13 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Luray, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Luray at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 63453

16-Day Forecast — Luray

  1. Sat88°71°16%
  2. Sun88°71°12%
  3. Mon81°66°4%
  4. Tue83°63°4%
  5. Wed87°64°9%
  6. Thu81°72°31%
  7. Fri83°67°31%
  8. Sat72°62°18%
  9. Sun76°59°7%
  10. Mon76°58°5%
  11. Tue78°58°11%
  12. Wed81°57°19%
  13. Thu83°65°14%
  14. Fri80°68°14%
  15. Sat82°64°26%
  16. Sun75°60°26%

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 — Luray

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Luray

  • 63453

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.