Poplar Bluff, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Poplar Bluff weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast14%—93°73°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain28%3.8″89°71°-4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast42%—88°70°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast18%—88°67°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear11%—91°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy20%—95°71°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast30%—94°75°-1°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.4 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 8.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:52 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Poplar Bluff at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 63901
16-Day Forecast — Poplar Bluff
- Sat93°73°14%
- Sun89°71°28%
- Mon88°70°42%
- Tue88°67°18%
- Wed91°67°11%
- Thu95°71°20%
- Fri94°75°30%
- Sat84°72°26%
- Sun82°64°12%
- Mon82°61°7%
- Tue83°62°7%
- Wed85°63°15%
- Thu86°65°20%
- Fri89°69°13%
- Sat80°68°19%
- Sun82°67°23%
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 — Poplar Bluff
SPC has placed Poplar Bluff 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 Poplar Bluff
- 63901
- 63902