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Ridgeway, Missouri Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ridgeway weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Ridgeway, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 1:04 PM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
76%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:51 AM
Sunset
3:49 PM
Ridgeway, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRidgeway, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 69°H 84°
Ridgeway, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    52%
    0.04″
    81°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    12%
    0.03″
    85°69°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    12%
    84°66°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    84°65°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    89°66°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    44%
    84°72°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    30%
    83°67°-1°
Ridgeway, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
287° · veering 77°
Direction
WNW
287°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 26 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 131SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 77° from the wnw.
Ridgeway, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.0
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.91 inHg
Now
979.0
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.1975.7979.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ridgeway, MO
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 11 PM

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~89%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
4.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Ridgeway, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
86%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
41.2mi
UNLIMITED
50 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
18:04 UTC · Ridgeway, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:04 UTC · Ridgeway, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ridgeway, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ridgeway, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ridgeway, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 AM
Sunrise
12:51 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
3:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:23 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ridgeway, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
10:21 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ridgeway, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ridgeway at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 64481

16-Day Forecast — Ridgeway

  1. Sat81°68°52%
  2. Sun85°69°12%
  3. Mon84°66°12%
  4. Tue84°65°1%
  5. Wed89°66°10%
  6. Thu84°72°44%
  7. Fri83°67°30%
  8. Sat77°62°8%
  9. Sun78°59°5%
  10. Mon80°59°4%
  11. Tue81°60°8%
  12. Wed83°57°13%
  13. Thu87°64°13%
  14. Fri84°73°10%
  15. Sat83°64°13%
  16. Sun76°59°13%

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 — Ridgeway

SPC includes Ridgeway in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Ridgeway

  • 64481

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.