Platte City, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Platte City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain65%0.42″83°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—91°67°+8°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm——86°67°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°68°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——90°68°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle40%—91°70°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle32%—89°72°-2°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.2 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
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 5h 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Platte City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 64079
16-Day Forecast — Platte City
- Sat83°69°65%
- Sun91°67°14%
- Mon86°67°2%
- Tue87°68°1%
- Wed90°68°6%
- Thu91°70°40%
- Fri89°72°32%
- Sat90°73°12%
- Sun79°63°7%
- Mon80°58°5%
- Tue85°61°3%
- Wed83°63°12%
- Thu84°66°9%
- Fri82°66°14%
- Sat86°69°11%
- Sun87°70°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 — Platte City
SPC has placed Platte City 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 Platte City
- 64079