Preston, Missouri Weather
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Preston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast29%—90°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle22%0.10″88°69°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle—0.01″88°69°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——88°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——91°69°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast16%—87°74°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle45%—90°74°+3°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.7 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 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 6.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Preston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 65732
16-Day Forecast — Preston
- Sat90°75°29%
- Sun88°69°22%
- Mon88°69°8%
- Tue88°65°6%
- Wed91°69°4%
- Thu87°74°16%
- Fri90°74°45%
- Sat82°66°24%
- Sun81°60°9%
- Mon81°58°4%
- Tue82°59°5%
- Wed86°62°6%
- Thu87°64°13%
- Fri88°68°23%
- Sat79°68°15%
- Sun80°65°32%
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 — Preston
SPC has placed Preston 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 Preston
- 65732