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Pocahontas, Missouri Weather

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

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

Pocahontas, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 12:13 PM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
100°
Humidity
60%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Sunset
3:23 PM
Pocahontas, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPocahontas, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 39% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 71°H 94°
Pocahontas, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    19%
    94°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    39%
    0.99″
    88°71°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    86°70°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    28%
    86°68°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    16%
    88°67°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    24%
    92°71°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    40%
    87°72°-5°
Pocahontas, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
219° · veering 24°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 33 @ 9:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 395SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 24° from the sw.
Pocahontas, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.8
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.41 inHg
Now
995.8
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995998
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.2994.9995.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pocahontas, MO
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 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
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
7.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
7.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 43

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Pocahontas, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
60.5mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
17:13 UTC · Pocahontas, 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
17:13 UTC · Pocahontas, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pocahontas, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pocahontas, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pocahontas, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
3:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pocahontas, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 PM
Moonset
10:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pocahontas, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pocahontas at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Pocahontas

  1. Sat94°71°19%
  2. Sun88°71°39%
  3. Mon86°70°28%
  4. Tue86°68°28%
  5. Wed88°67°16%
  6. Thu92°71°24%
  7. Fri87°72°40%
  8. Sat90°70°25%
  9. Sun80°65°16%
  10. Mon78°58°7%
  11. Tue78°60°9%
  12. Wed84°63°10%
  13. Thu78°65°13%
  14. Fri80°67°10%
  15. Sat87°70°23%
  16. Sun91°73°20%

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 — Pocahontas

SPC has placed Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas

  • 63755
  • 63779

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.