Sedalia, Missouri Weather
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Sedalia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle24%0.01″88°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast21%—89°68°+1°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle33%0.02″84°68°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——84°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——89°67°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers35%—83°70°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle43%—87°73°+4°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 7.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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: 15°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
- Sat88°71°24%
- Sun89°68°21%
- Mon84°68°33%
- Tue84°65°5%
- Wed89°67°3%
- Thu83°70°35%
- Fri87°73°43%
- Sat78°64°16%
- Sun78°60°8%
- Mon79°58°4%
- Tue78°60°7%
- Wed83°60°5%
- Thu84°64°6%
- Fri85°69°14%
- Sat81°69°13%
- Sun78°64°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