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Tarkio, Missouri Weather

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

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

Tarkio, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 1:05 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
70%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Sunset
3:55 PM
Tarkio, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTarkio, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 86°
Tarkio, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    82%
    0.41″
    83°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    90°68°+7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    85°66°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    86°66°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    17%
    94°67°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    50%
    85°71°-9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    24%
    0.01″
    82°66°-3°
Tarkio, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
293° · veering 112°
Direction
WNW
293°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 · pk 23 @ 12:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 111SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 112° from the wnw.
Tarkio, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.7
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.93 inHg
Now
979.7
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974981
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.2974.3979.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Tarkio, MO
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
+4 in 6hPeak ~39 @ 11 PM

AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
88μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
5.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 15

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Tarkio, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
47.3mi
UNLIMITED
58 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
18:05 UTC · Tarkio, 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
18:05 UTC · Tarkio, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Tarkio, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Tarkio, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Tarkio, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
3:55 PM
Civil dusk
9:29 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Tarkio, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Tarkio, MO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tarkio at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 64491

16-Day Forecast — Tarkio

  1. Sat83°67°82%
  2. Sun90°68°6%
  3. Mon85°66°2%
  4. Tue86°66°1%
  5. Wed94°67°17%
  6. Thu85°71°50%
  7. Fri82°66°24%
  8. Sat78°62°8%
  9. Sun80°60°4%
  10. Mon80°61°5%
  11. Tue82°60°4%
  12. Wed86°59°17%
  13. Thu92°65°10%
  14. Fri95°73°11%
  15. Sat80°63°13%
  16. Sun77°60°19%

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 — Tarkio

SPC has placed Tarkio 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 Tarkio

  • 64491

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.