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Steele, Missouri Weather

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

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

Steele, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 4:20 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
90%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:47 AM
Sunset
3:19 PM
Steele, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSteele, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 72°H 92°
Steele, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    25%
    92°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    33%
    88°71°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    33%
    88°69°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    22%
    86°69°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    20%
    90°67°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    93°73°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    30%
    0.14″
    85°71°-8°
Steele, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
117° · veering 38°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 5
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 5 · pk 27 @ 8:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3316SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Steele, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.3
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.3
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.71006.61008.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Steele, MO
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-52 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 52 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
8.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Steele, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
8%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.3mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
09:20 UTC · Steele, 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
09:20 UTC · Steele, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Steele, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Steele, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Steele, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
12:47 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
3:19 PM
Civil dusk
8:51 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Steele, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
10:49 PM
Moonset
10:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Steele, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Steele at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 63877

15-Day Forecast — Steele

  1. Sat92°72°25%
  2. Sun88°71°33%
  3. Mon88°69°33%
  4. Tue86°69°22%
  5. Wed90°67°20%
  6. Thu93°73°16%
  7. Fri85°71°30%
  8. Sat92°76°23%
  9. Sun95°76°16%
  10. Mon95°80°6%
  11. Tue97°76°6%
  12. Wed87°67°9%
  13. Thu88°69°12%
  14. Fri97°75°16%
  15. Sat91°76°21%

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 — Steele

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Steele

  • 63877

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.