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Platte Woods, Missouri Weather

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

Platte Woods weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Platte Woods, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 1:07 PM
72
°
Rain
Feels like
73°
Humidity
84%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Sunset
3:48 PM
Platte Woods, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPlatte Woods, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 67°H 88°
Platte Woods, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    55%
    0.29″
    82°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    16%
    92°67°+10°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    87°67°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    88°67°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    92°70°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    91°76°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    86°71°-5°
Platte Woods, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
229° · backing 64°
Direction
SW
229°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
36
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 7
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 7 · pk 36 @ 1:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 367SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 36 — flags snap, branches bend.
Platte Woods, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.2
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.00 inHg
Now
982.2
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
+2.4
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.2975.9982.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Platte Woods, MO
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+3 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 11 PM

AQI 41 (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 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.0 µg/m³.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
107μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
7.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 50
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 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.0 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
5h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Platte Woods, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
6.5mi
GOOD
69 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
18:07 UTC · Platte Woods, 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
18:07 UTC · Platte Woods, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Platte Woods, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Platte Woods, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Platte Woods, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
3:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Platte Woods, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 PM
Moonset
10:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Platte Woods, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Platte Woods at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Platte Woods

  1. Sat82°70°55%
  2. Sun92°67°16%
  3. Mon87°67°2%
  4. Tue88°67°1%
  5. Wed92°70°6%
  6. Thu91°76°36%
  7. Fri86°71°33%
  8. Sat82°65°13%
  9. Sun82°61°8%
  10. Mon82°61°5%
  11. Tue83°62°3%
  12. Wed86°62°15%
  13. Thu88°67°10%
  14. Fri89°73°6%
  15. Sat89°69°11%
  16. Sun81°63°16%

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 Woods

SPC has placed Platte Woods 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 Woods

  • 64151

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.