Sweet Springs, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sweet Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle37%0.03″84°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast23%—90°66°+6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°68°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——85°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——89°68°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle36%—87°70°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast36%—86°73°-1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 1.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) 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
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
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sweet Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 65351
16-Day Forecast — Sweet Springs
- Sat84°70°37%
- Sun90°66°23%
- Mon85°68°4%
- Tue85°65°0%
- Wed89°68°5%
- Thu87°70°36%
- Fri86°73°36%
- Sat80°64°14%
- Sun80°60°9%
- Mon80°58°4%
- Tue79°60°3%
- Wed84°60°17%
- Thu84°65°14%
- Fri86°69°17%
- Sat83°69°19%
- Sun79°64°29%
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 — Sweet Springs
SPC has placed Sweet Springs 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 Sweet Springs
- 65351