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Matthews, Missouri Weather

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

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

Matthews, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 1:05 PM
90
°
Overcast
Feels like
97°
Humidity
63%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Sunset
3:20 PM
Matthews, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMatthews, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 92°
Matthews, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    12%
    92°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    20%
    0.23″
    89°71°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    44%
    88°71°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    21%
    87°68°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    12%
    89°66°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    16%
    94°70°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    40%
    94°78°
Matthews, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
234° · veering 19°
Direction
SW
234°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 6
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 6 · pk 38 @ 8:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 402SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 19° from the sw.
Matthews, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.1
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.68 inHg
Now
1005.1
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051007
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1007.11004.61005.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Matthews, MO
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-2 in 6hPeak ~55 @ 11 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 70. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
11.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
119μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 70. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 70
UV peak
9.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Matthews, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
88%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
56.7mi
UNLIMITED
77 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
18:05 UTC · Matthews, 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
18:05 UTC · Matthews, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Matthews, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Matthews, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Matthews, 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
12:44 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
3:20 PM
Civil dusk
8:52 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Matthews, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:49 PM
Moonset
10:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Matthews, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Matthews at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 63867

16-Day Forecast — Matthews

  1. Sat92°72°12%
  2. Sun89°71°20%
  3. Mon88°71°44%
  4. Tue87°68°21%
  5. Wed89°66°12%
  6. Thu94°70°16%
  7. Fri94°78°40%
  8. Sat82°73°35%
  9. Sun82°64°15%
  10. Mon82°61°9%
  11. Tue82°64°8%
  12. Wed85°63°7%
  13. Thu86°66°13%
  14. Fri88°70°13%
  15. Sat83°71°23%
  16. Sun80°69°17%

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 — Matthews

SPC has placed Matthews 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 Matthews

  • 63867

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.