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Pleasant Hill, Missouri Weather

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

Pleasant Hill weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Pleasant Hill, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 1:08 PM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
59%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Sunset
3:45 PM
Pleasant Hill, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPleasant Hill, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 37% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 68°H 86°
Pleasant Hill, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    40%
    0.09″
    85°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    0.02″
    89°68°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    84°67°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    85°65°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    89°67°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    39%
    87°73°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    85°72°-2°
Pleasant Hill, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
284° · veering 77°
Direction
WNW
284°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 1:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 237SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the wnw-bound air across the harbor.
Pleasant Hill, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.0
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.0
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
+3.3
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.0979.4985.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Pleasant Hill, MO
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — 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
Pleasant Hill, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.0mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
18:08 UTC · Pleasant Hill, 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
18:08 UTC · Pleasant Hill, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pleasant Hill, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pleasant Hill, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pleasant Hill, 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 48m
Sunset
3:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:18 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pleasant Hill, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
10:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pleasant Hill, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pleasant Hill at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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: 64080

16-Day Forecast — Pleasant Hill

  1. Sat85°71°40%
  2. Sun89°68°22%
  3. Mon84°67°8%
  4. Tue85°65°2%
  5. Wed89°67°5%
  6. Thu87°73°39%
  7. Fri85°72°39%
  8. Sat80°64°19%
  9. Sun79°59°9%
  10. Mon79°58°3%
  11. Tue80°60°3%
  12. Wed84°60°15%
  13. Thu85°63°10%
  14. Fri87°70°6%
  15. Sat84°68°11%
  16. Sun78°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 — Pleasant Hill

SPC has placed Pleasant Hill 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 Pleasant Hill

  • 64080
  • 64034

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.