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
Prairie Home, MO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm45%87°68°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°68°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm49%81°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers58%75°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast23%64°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast14%63°52°
- FridayMay 22Overcast24%67°55°
Prairie Home, MO
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Prairie Home, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.