Prairie Home, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prairie Home weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast19%—86°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast29%—87°69°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——83°67°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——84°64°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——91°65°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers28%—84°70°-7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast46%—87°73°+3°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.9 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 7.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Prairie Home at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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: 65068
16-Day Forecast — Prairie Home
- Sat86°72°19%
- Sun87°69°29%
- Mon83°67°7%
- Tue84°64°3%
- Wed91°65°7%
- Thu84°70°28%
- Fri87°73°46%
- Sat78°63°17%
- Sun79°60°8%
- Mon79°57°5%
- Tue78°59°8%
- Wed85°58°11%
- Thu86°63°13%
- Fri88°69°23%
- Sat78°68°23%
- Sun77°64°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 — Prairie Home
SPC has placed Prairie Home 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 Prairie Home
- 65068