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Smithton, Missouri Weather

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

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

Smithton, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 1:04 PM
89
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
50%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Sunset
3:40 PM
Smithton, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSmithton, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 68°H 90°
Smithton, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    0.01″
    90°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    22%
    89°68°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    31%
    84°67°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    84°65°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    91°67°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    33%
    85°70°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    44%
    88°73°+3°
Smithton, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
298° · veering 101°
Direction
WNW
298°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 203SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Smithton, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.4
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.07 inHg
Now
984.4
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.9982.0984.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Smithton, MO
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+7 in 6h

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 5 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
9.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
7.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 34

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Smithton, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
24%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
77.1mi
UNLIMITED
78 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
18:04 UTC · Smithton, 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
18:04 UTC · Smithton, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Smithton, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Smithton, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Smithton, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:22 AM
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
3:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Smithton, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 PM
Moonset
10:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Smithton, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Smithton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°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: 65350

16-Day Forecast — Smithton

  1. Sat90°71°24%
  2. Sun89°68°22%
  3. Mon84°67°31%
  4. Tue84°65°5%
  5. Wed91°67°5%
  6. Thu85°70°33%
  7. Fri88°73°44%
  8. Sat78°63°16%
  9. Sun79°60°8%
  10. Mon79°57°4%
  11. Tue78°59°7%
  12. Wed85°59°5%
  13. Thu86°65°6%
  14. Fri86°69°14%
  15. Sat79°69°13%
  16. 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 — Smithton

SPC has placed Smithton 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 Smithton

  • 65350

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.