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Weather in St. James, Missouri

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. James, MO
Sunday, May 17 at 5:03 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
83%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
St. James, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
60°
6a
61°
7a
61°
8a
64°
9a
66°
10a
68°
12%
11a
72°
14%
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
79°
4p
81°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
73°
8p
73°
9p
71°
10p
71°
10%
11p
L 58°H 81°
St. James, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    —
    85°65°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    37%
    77°64°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    83%
    76°58°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    71%
    70°51°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    16%
    57°54°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    66°55°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    81°60°
St. James, MO
Next 24 hours · Cool now
HOT 90°50°70°90°12a6a12p6pnow 60°high 81°low 58°PRECIP %
St. James, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
154° · backing 64°
Direction
SSE
154°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
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 8 · pk 26 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 64° from the sse.
St. James, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.3
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.71 inHg
Now
972.3
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971–975
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
St. James, MO
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.6 μg/m³
PM 10
5.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
St. James, MO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
St. James, MO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 AM
Moonset
1:39 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
St. James, MO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. James at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

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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.