Tallapoosa, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tallapoosa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast15%—92°73°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle21%0.02″88°72°-4°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle41%—88°71°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast26%—87°69°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear13%—90°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—95°71°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast36%—94°78°-1°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 78. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 78. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 78
- UV peak
- 8.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:49 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Tallapoosa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 63878
16-Day Forecast — Tallapoosa
- Sat92°73°15%
- Sun88°72°21%
- Mon88°71°41%
- Tue87°69°26%
- Wed90°66°13%
- Thu95°71°14%
- Fri94°78°36%
- Sat82°73°36%
- Sun82°65°16%
- Mon82°61°7%
- Tue84°65°8%
- Wed85°64°8%
- Thu86°67°16%
- Fri88°70°13%
- Sat84°70°19%
- Sun80°70°18%
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 — Tallapoosa
SPC has placed Tallapoosa in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Tallapoosa
- 63878
- 63848