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Weather in Rockaway Beach, Missouri

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

Rockaway Beach, MO
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
71%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Rockaway Beach, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
59°
6a
60°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
80°
21%
2p
82°
10%
3p
82°
4p
84°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
75°
11%
8p
75°
12%
9p
74°
12%
10p
L 59°H 84°
Rockaway Beach, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    17%
    87°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    22%
    90°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    66%
    82°58°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    62°56°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    30%
    62°58°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    75°58°
Rockaway Beach, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
126° · backing 51°
Direction
SE
126°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 51° from the se.
Rockaway Beach, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.8
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.90 inHg
Now
978.8
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978982
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rockaway Beach, MO
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.9 μg/m³
PM 10
7.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rockaway Beach, MO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rockaway Beach, MO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 AM
Moonset
1:41 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rockaway Beach, 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 →

Rockaway Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 27 (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 Rockaway Beach

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.