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Weather in Prairie Home, Missouri

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Prairie Home, MO
Sunday, May 17 at 4:09 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
68%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Prairie Home, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
11p
66°
12a
66°
1a
65°
2a
65°
18%
3a
65°
20%
4a
65°
11%
5a
63°
6a
64°
7a
66°
8a
69°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
78°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
79°
7p
77°
8p
76°
9p
74°
10p
L 63°H 80°
Prairie Home, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    45%
    87°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    81°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    58%
    75°58°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    23%
    64°47°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    14%
    63°52°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    24%
    67°55°
Prairie Home, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · backing 19°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 11
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 11 · pk 25 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
Prairie Home, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.5
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.84 inHg
Now
976.5
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975980
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Prairie Home, MO
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.4 μg/m³
PM 10
8.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.6 μg/m³
Ozone
59.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Prairie Home, MO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Prairie Home, MO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 AM
Moonset
1:46 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Prairie Home, MO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Prairie Home at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Prairie Home

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.