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Pilot Grove, Missouri Weather

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

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

Pilot Grove, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 3:10 PM
85
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
52%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
12:51 AM
Sunset
3:40 PM
Pilot Grove, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPilot Grove, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 69°H 87°
Pilot Grove, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    21%
    0.03″
    87°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    24%
    0.09″
    88°69°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    84°67°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    84°65°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    90°67°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    32%
    86°70°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    44%
    87°73°+1°
Pilot Grove, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
272° · veering 77°
Direction
W
272°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 6
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 26 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 267SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Pilot Grove, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.1
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.1
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.2983.5987.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pilot Grove, MO
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
+7 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.8 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
107μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
5.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Pilot Grove, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
78.1mi
UNLIMITED
79 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
20:10 UTC · Pilot Grove, 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
20:10 UTC · Pilot Grove, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pilot Grove, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pilot Grove, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pilot Grove, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:20 AM
Sunrise
12:51 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
3:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pilot Grove, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 PM
Moonset
10:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pilot Grove, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pilot Grove at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 65276

16-Day Forecast — Pilot Grove

  1. Sat88°71°21%
  2. Sun88°69°24%
  3. Mon84°67°5%
  4. Tue84°65°4%
  5. Wed90°67°6%
  6. Thu86°70°32%
  7. Fri87°73°44%
  8. Sat79°63°16%
  9. Sun79°60°7%
  10. Mon79°57°5%
  11. Tue78°59°7%
  12. Wed86°59°14%
  13. Thu86°65°13%
  14. Fri87°70°17%
  15. Sat78°69°23%
  16. Sun78°64°26%

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 — Pilot Grove

SPC has placed Pilot Grove 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 Pilot Grove

  • 65276

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.