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Saginaw, Missouri Weather

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

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

Saginaw, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 1:07 PM
89
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
101°
Humidity
57%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Sunset
3:41 PM
Saginaw, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSaginaw, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 68°H 91°
Saginaw, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    91°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    33%
    0.11″
    86°68°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    15%
    87°67°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    88°67°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    90°70°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    15%
    90°74°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    89°73°-1°
Saginaw, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
218° · veering 11°
Direction
SW
218°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
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 5 · pk 13 @ 2:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 285SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Saginaw, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.0
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.91 inHg
Now
979.0
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.5976.0979.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Saginaw, MO
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
+6 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
108μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 51 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 51
UV peak
8.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 39

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Saginaw, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
20%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.9mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
18:07 UTC · Saginaw, 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
18:07 UTC · Saginaw, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Saginaw, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Saginaw, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Saginaw, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:33 AM
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
3:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Saginaw, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Saginaw, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Saginaw at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Saginaw

  1. Sat91°73°28%
  2. Sun86°68°33%
  3. Mon87°67°15%
  4. Tue88°67°9%
  5. Wed90°70°4%
  6. Thu90°74°15%
  7. Fri89°73°27%
  8. Sat77°67°19%
  9. Sun77°62°8%
  10. Mon79°59°4%
  11. Tue84°61°3%
  12. Wed82°64°6%
  13. Thu85°64°10%
  14. Fri85°70°11%
  15. Sat86°65°11%
  16. Sun81°65°10%

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 — Saginaw

SPC has placed Saginaw in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.

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 Saginaw

  • 64804
  • 64864

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.