Rolla, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rolla weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain18%0.91″94°71°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain20%0.41″89°68°-5°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail19%—86°68°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—88°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—92°67°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle18%—96°72°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle45%—94°73°-2°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 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 34 now. With UV 5.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 5.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rolla at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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 codes: 65401, 65409
16-Day Forecast — Rolla
- Sat94°71°18%
- Sun89°68°20%
- Mon86°68°19%
- Tue88°67°13%
- Wed92°67°11%
- Thu96°72°18%
- Fri94°73°45%
- Sat90°74°19%
- Sun79°61°8%
- Mon78°56°7%
- Tue84°59°6%
- Wed83°65°8%
- Thu85°63°10%
- Fri83°66°13%
- Sat86°68°19%
- Sun90°71°19%
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 — Rolla
SPC has placed Rolla 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 Rolla
- 65409
- 65401
- 65402