Ozark, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ozark weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers35%0.37″95°72°—
- SundayJul 5Showers23%0.26″90°70°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle26%—86°68°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—90°66°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——95°70°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——98°71°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast30%—87°78°-11°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 53 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 8.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 53
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ozark at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 65721
16-Day Forecast — Ozark
- Sat95°72°35%
- Sun90°70°23%
- Mon86°68°26%
- Tue90°66°11%
- Wed95°70°6%
- Thu98°71°9%
- Fri87°78°30%
- Sat79°65°19%
- Sun79°60°10%
- Mon80°59°6%
- Tue83°60°4%
- Wed88°62°5%
- Thu90°63°8%
- Fri90°66°10%
- Sat84°67°19%
- Sun79°66°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 — Ozark
SPC has placed Ozark in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Ozark
- 65721