Sedalia, Missouri Weather
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Sedalia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle23%0.02″90°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast33%—89°68°-1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm33%0.02″83°68°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——88°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle35%—89°69°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast43%—89°73°0°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sedalia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 65301
16-Day Forecast — Sedalia
- Sat90°71°23%
- Sun89°68°33%
- Mon83°68°33%
- Tue85°67°5%
- Wed88°67°3%
- Thu89°69°35%
- Fri89°73°43%
- Sat88°73°16%
- Sun77°63°8%
- Mon77°56°4%
- Tue81°59°7%
- Wed81°64°5%
- Thu82°64°6%
- Fri82°65°14%
- Sat86°69°13%
- Sun85°72°6%
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 — Sedalia
SPC has placed Sedalia 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 Sedalia
- 65301
- 65302