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Skidmore, Missouri Weather

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

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

Skidmore, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 4:13 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
60%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Sunset
3:53 PM
Skidmore, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSkidmore, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 88°
Skidmore, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    79%
    1.7″
    82°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    89°68°+7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    86°68°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    86°66°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    24%
    92°67°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    86°73°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    29%
    83°68°-3°
Skidmore, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
343° · veering 140°
Direction
NNW
343°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 40 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 139SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 140° from the nnw.
Skidmore, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.03 inHg
Now
983.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+4.1
mb
24h
+2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979985
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.5978.9983.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Skidmore, MO
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+11 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
2.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41), ratio 0.70 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.70
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Skidmore, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
58.7mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
21:13 UTC · Skidmore, 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
21:13 UTC · Skidmore, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Skidmore, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Skidmore, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Skidmore, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
3:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Skidmore, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
10:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Skidmore, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Skidmore at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 64487

16-Day Forecast — Skidmore

  1. Sat82°69°79%
  2. Sun89°68°12%
  3. Mon86°68°1%
  4. Tue86°66°1%
  5. Wed92°67°24%
  6. Thu86°73°53%
  7. Fri83°68°29%
  8. Sat79°62°8%
  9. Sun80°60°3%
  10. Mon82°60°4%
  11. Tue82°61°2%
  12. Wed86°58°10%
  13. Thu90°65°13%
  14. Fri92°76°21%
  15. Sat83°65°26%
  16. Sun79°60°20%

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 — Skidmore

SPC includes Skidmore in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Skidmore

  • 64487

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.