Peculiar, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Peculiar weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle44%0.08″85°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle18%0.04″89°67°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°67°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——85°65°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——89°68°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast38%—89°74°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle38%0.01″85°72°-4°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.1 µg/m³.
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 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 6.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 21
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.1 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Peculiar at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 64078
16-Day Forecast — Peculiar
- Sat85°70°44%
- Sun89°67°18%
- Mon84°67°9%
- Tue85°65°3%
- Wed89°68°4%
- Thu89°74°38%
- Fri85°72°38%
- Sat80°65°21%
- Sun79°60°7%
- Mon78°58°3%
- Tue80°60°4%
- Wed84°59°13%
- Thu85°63°6%
- Fri87°70°10%
- Sat84°69°11%
- Sun78°62°14%
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 — Peculiar
SPC has placed Peculiar 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 Peculiar
- 64078