Weather in Mercer, Missouri
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mercer, MO
Sunday, May 17 at 3:58 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
84%
Wind
24 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Mercer, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
10p
65°
11p
66°
10%
12a
64°
11%
1a
63°
11%
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
60°
5a
59°
6a
60°
7a
64°
8a
69°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
76°
8p
74°
9p
Mercer, MO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm91%81°65°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm88%81°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers73%78°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers93%64°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast15%65°56°
Mercer, MO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Mercer, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
091° · backing 27°
Direction
E
091°
Sustained
24
mph
Gust
41
mph
Peak 24h
45
avg 12
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Mercer, MO
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mercer, MO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mercer, MO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:01 AM
- Moonset
- 1:56 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Mercer, MO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Mercer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (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.