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Macon, Missouri Weather

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

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

Macon, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 8:30 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
80%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:47 AM
Sunset
3:41 PM
Macon, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMacon, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 66°H 89°
Macon, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    22%
    0.03″
    89°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    24%
    0.02″
    86°66°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    83°68°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    83°66°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    20%
    88°65°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    30%
    89°70°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    34%
    0.22″
    86°70°-3°
Macon, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
323° · veering 113°
Direction
NW
323°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 165SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Macon, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.6
+2.7 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.6
mb
3h
+2.7
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.6982.6985.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Macon, MO
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+4 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 8 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Macon, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
38.5mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
13:30 UTC · Macon, 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
13:30 UTC · Macon, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Macon, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Macon, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Macon, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
12:47 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
3:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Macon, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 PM
Moonset
10:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Macon, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Macon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 63552

16-Day Forecast — Macon

  1. Sat89°70°22%
  2. Sun86°66°24%
  3. Mon83°68°7%
  4. Tue83°66°6%
  5. Wed88°65°20%
  6. Thu89°70°30%
  7. Fri86°70°34%
  8. Sat86°70°15%
  9. Sun75°59°13%
  10. Mon77°57°5%
  11. Tue80°60°4%
  12. Wed82°64°13%
  13. Thu82°65°16%
  14. Fri81°66°13%
  15. Sat82°69°13%
  16. Sun87°71°13%

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 — Macon

SPC has placed Macon 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 Macon

  • 63552

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.